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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal scores his team's fourth goal during the UEFA Europa League Group E match between Arsenal and...

Was Arsene Wenger too soft with Mesut Ozil?

It’s easy to get carried away with Mesut Ozil scoring two goals in two games but it’s hard to escape the fact that this season he’s being asked to be a regular member of the squad and he actually seems to be enjoying it.

Arsenal's Spanish head coach Unai Emery reacts during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St James' P...

Curious Arsenal stat emerges

The last time Arsenal failed to keep a cleansheet in their opening five matches of a league campaign was 1988 – but they went on to win the league that year.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 15: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Ars...

Six questions for Unai Emery to answer

Modern football loves nothing better than a snap judgement – with players and managers written off or over-hyped on a tiny window of evidence. At Arsenal this season, people are bound to be rushing to a conclusion about the Unai Emery era after the departure of Arsene Wenger.