3) Giroud should start over Welbeck
Much of the focus was on Danny Welbeck before this game, with the England striker making the surprise £16m move from Manchester United to Arsenal on deadline day in the summer.
The 23-year-old has become an automatic starter for the Gunners due to the absence through injury of Olivier Giroud, but if this game is anything to go by, he is quickly set to lose his place in the team.
Welbeck, who has only scored two Premier League goals for Arsenal so far, was poor again against his old club, while Giroud didn’t take long at all to make an impact from the bench, scoring a stunning goal to give the home side a faint glimmer of hope late on. The Frenchman has had his critics, but Welbeck’s worrying form has made it all too clear that he is still the best option upfront for Arsenal.