You might be away from home and holding the Premier League leaders to a point, but replacing forwards with holding midfielders is not the most popular thing you can do when managing Manchester United.
The problem that faced Erik ten Hag, though, was that not only was the forward in question - big-money summer signing from Ajax, Antony - offering very, very little, the Dutchman's Red Devils' midfield was getting completely overrun.
Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka are having the seasons of their lives for the Gunners - even if the more glamourous players in the squad are stealing the plaudits - and against Man United on Sunday, they once again put in another assured performance.
