Arsenal developed an ugly habit last season. One defeat would quickly spiral into two and sometimes even three losses in a row. Ultimately this tendency to collapse was what saw them miss out on Champions League football by just one point as consecutive defeats to Crystal Palace, Brighton and Southampton proved to be their undoing.
So when they faced their first defeat of this season against Manchester United earlier this month there were some fears about how they would react given the trauma of years gone by. However, the Gunners bounced back superbly with a 3-0 victory away to Brentford in a fixture where they were humbled last season on the Premier League's opening day.
Key to the win was Granit Xhaka who put in a display worthy of the captain's armband he was given in the absence of Martin Odegaard that culminated in an assist for Gabriel Jesus. For the Swiss midfielder Arsenal's ability to put bad experiences in the past behind them is symbolic of a key change he has noticed in his team.
