Prior to the Leicester game, Eddie Nketiah had started and finished Arsenal’s 11 games post World Cup. That’s a heavy load for any player and to expect that from someone who has never been the primary bread winner for a team is a steep ask. Nonetheless, during these games Nketiah put up respectable returns and showed a link-up side to his game that many didn’t know he had.

Yet, here we are talking about his position up for grabs.

In the January window Arsenal bolstered our attacking options with the signing of Trossard whose versatility meant that no player across the front three could rest on their laurels. Since then Trossard has come in for Martinelli on numerous occasions and this weekend proved his worth at CF as man of the match in Nketiah’s absence.

Additionally, what Trossard reminded us this weekend is how much we’ve missed the rotational flexibility of Jesus which he’s able to recreate much better than Nketiah. Our left hand side has suffered significantly since the Brazilian has been out and it seems to have been the main reason, reiterated by Martinelli scoring from there once again with a more mobile strike partner.

With that reason in mind, against a stubborn Everton defence I would personally play an unchanged front 3 with constant rotations to break down the block. Despite this talk, these problems should only be seen as a positive and the fact we’ve survived Jesus’ injury to this extent is a huge credit on Eddie’s part. With the Brazilian coming back in the upcoming weeks I’m confident we can finish the season strongly and have a real chance of pushing on for the title.