The big debate has been over whether Kieran Tierney would unseat Oleksandr Zinhenko and returning to the Arsenal XI.
But removing the Ukraine international was not the major talking point in the immediate aftermath of their 4-1 pasting at the hands of Manchester City. The defeat sees City move two points behind their title rivals with two games in hand after mopping the floor with their biggest contenders to deny them a third consecutive English Premier League crown.
Multiple punters have been left utterly convinced Mikel Arteta missed a trick by not including Tierney either as Gabriel's partner in back four or in a back three – repeating the success the £25m former Celtic man has enjoyed with the Scotland national team. William Saliba's injury has led to Rob Holding returning to the rearguard and the former England U21 international struggled mightily with the direct running of double goal hero Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland.
