3) Gabriel deserves a run in the team
Following an awful night in defence for Per Mertesacker, it’s hard to see a way back for the sluggish German centre-back. From now until the end of the season Arsenal simply have to give January signing Gabriel a chance alongside Laurent Koscielny, just so Arsene Wenger can know quite how much he’ll need to spend on a new defender when the summer comes. There is little to play for for Arsenal now, so it seems a decent time to experiment slightly, and Gabriel deserves a shot at replacing Mertesacker at the back.