“Everybody can work with him so I think the manager is not the problem,” he said. “If it’s Freddie or another one, I think everybody has to look at themselves, be honest with themselves. If everybody was giving everything today, I think the mentality is the main thing and we need to change this.”.

Arsenal are in ninth place, so still a top half team. The dream of a positive goal difference died once again on Sunday, however, as Arsenal’s brief foray into neutral territory was quickly slapped back down to minus three, the worst it has been all season.

To really hit that point home, newly promoted Sheffield United sit two places above us with three points more and a goal difference of positive five.

We are also, once again, equal distance from fourth place and the relegation zone.

So much depends now on if the board listen to Freddie…