Before a ball had been kicked at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, one of the main talking points from an Arsenal perspective regardless of the result was always going to be Jorginho's performance against Manchester City.
The 31-year-old, who completed a £12million move from Chelsea on transfer deadline day last month, was handed his first start for the Gunners in the huge Premier League clash, replacing Thomas Partey after it was confirmed the midfielder was ruled out with a muscular problem.
"It's what happens in football," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told Amazon Prime ahead of kick-off when asked for an update on the Ghana international: "Players pick up injuries and unfortunately Thomas [Partey] felt something in his back muscle. He isn't available to play today."
