The world has changed beyond recognition in the past three months but you can rely on Arsenal to have the same old problems.
Wednesday night's 3-0 defeat at Manchester City poured a bucket of cold water on ambitions they can compete for a Champions League place between now and the end of the season.
But Arsenal's issues go quite some way beyond another masterclass in kamikaze defending by David Luiz.
Mikel Arteta has the unenviable challenge of rebuilding the club he used to represent with distinction on the field into a force that competes for trophies and the title.