Ten wins from 11 to open their account this season would suggest that all is well on the red half of north London, but Mikel Arteta knows that his supposedly liberated roster still has gears to move through.
It was a grind for the Gunners at the City Ground, who required just one shot on target to defy a stubborn Oliver Glasner-led Nottingham Forest at the weekend. Last season, so many beat Arsenal with the set-piece over-reliance stick, and now that they’re still winning without dominating from dead-ball situations, the narrative has shifted to Arsenal’s performances being rather hard to watch.