‘Arteta must address Arsenal shortcomings’

So much is good about this Arsenal team, but there is always the danger they will fall short if all their eye-catching passing play is not accompanied by an end product.

It is something Mikel Arteta must address as a matter of urgency – something the manager and the club may well agree with, given the constant links with Brentford’s Ivan Toney.

Whether they can do business in the difficult January market remains to be seen.

This is Arsenal’s third successive defeat since their creditable draw at Anfield on 23 December – and the feeling of positivity around Arteta’s team after that result must be restored swiftly.