Arsenal predicted XI vs Brentford as Smith Rowe and Tomiyasu return but Pepe stays on the bench

It was curious to note the outraged external reaction to Arsenal's 1-0 win over Wolves last week.

"I didn’t see Arsenal celebrating like this in the past 10 years – it was like they won the league," said Ruben Neves of the jubilant full time scenes at Molineux.

To everyone associated with the Gunners though, it was the most natural thing in the world.