After Granit Xhaka - yep, Granit Xhaka - had rifled home a long-ranger to put this game beyond Manchester United, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo had a short conversation before the restart.
It was hands-over-the mouth stuff but the looks of disgust on their faces told the story. How can we call ourselves one of the elite when we are rarely a step away from defensive calamity? When Erik ten Hag begins his rebuild, it has to start from the back.
This was a scoreline that flattered Arsenal but the bottom line is that there is almost always a shambles around the corner for this United team. It might be a truly laughable couple of moments at the back or it might be a missed penalty - both present and incorrect here - but, more often than not, it is something.
