4) Gunners might NOT need a new midfielder
As we’ve said so many times this season, Santi Cazorla was absolutely majestic for Arsenal in this game, and he played an interesting new role for the team. It is well known that the Spaniard has been moved deeper this season after filling in for injured duo Mikel Arteta and Jack Wilshere, but he looked even deeper again in this match, often playing further back than Francis Coquelin to dictate the play, lining up alongside the two centre-backs on more than one occasion. As he gets older, it may be that the former Malaga man will find some joy in a kind of Andrea Pirlo/Xabi Alonso role, putting his awesome range of passing to good effect from a deeper position on the pitch.
With that in mind, do Arsenal really need a signing like Arturo Vidal or Morgan Schneiderlin this summer? Cazorla isn’t exactly lacking in work-rate either, often doing great pressing to close opposition players down, and with all his varying qualities it’s no surprise he’s formed such a fine partnership with Coquelin. Is there really any reason to break that up?