Mikel Merino
the box-crasher
An Arsenal midfielder who turned emergency striker and kept scoring — the late-arriving runner who pops up with the header nobody tracked.
Skill3/5
Flair2/5
Clutch3/5
Hype2/5
Player rating
84OVRCM
- Pace70
- Shooting76
- Passing82
- Dribbling78
- Defending78
- Physical82
Next matches
- Next upvs Saudi ArabiaMercedes-Benz Stadium, AtlantaJun 21
- vs UruguayEstadio Akron, ZapopanJun 26
The read
An Arsenal midfielder who turned emergency striker and kept scoring — the late-arriving runner who pops up with the header nobody tracked.
The fan’s readAn Arsenal midfielder who moonlit as an emergency striker and kept scoring — the late-arriving runner and aerial threat who gives Spain's technical side a different, uglier way to win.