‘Another lackluster performance’: £200,000-a-week Arsenal star gets 4/10 rating for his country

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Arsenal star Thomas Partey has been impressing for Mikel Arteta’s side in recent months.

As per Whoscored, the Gunners midfielder has regularly been putting solid performances.

Even in the recent defeat to Liverpool, Partey was one of Arsenal’s best players on the day.

The international break is now in full swing and the Gunners ace is on Ghana duty.

The 28-year-old was in action for the Black Stars in their World Cup playoff first-leg against Nigeria.

Ghana played out a 0-0 draw in Kumasi on Friday night, with the return leg in Abuja on 29 March.

Partey captained his nation against their big rivals, but sadly didn’t make a particularly big impact.

Pulse.com.gh gave the £200,000-a-week Arsenal man a mere 4 out of 10 for his display.

“It was another lackluster performance from the Arsenal midfielder,” they wrote.

“Being the captain of the day, a lot of expectations were on Partey to propel the team from midfield.

“However, his was poor. He gave the ball away a lot of times and failed to create anything meaningful from midfield.”

Meanwhile, Goal.com were happier with Partey’s display, giving him 7 out of 10, but still felt he should’ve done more.

“The Arsenal man coordinated Ghana’s midfield well,” they wrote.

“But for what he has shown at club level recently, a lot more was expected from him.

“Looked out of steam early in the second half.”

Luckily the tie isn’t beyond Ghana by any means, though they now have to play away in the crucial second leg.

However, if Partey steps up next week and helps the Black Stars beat Nigeria to reach the World Cup, the first-leg display will be forgiven and forgotten.