When Arsene Wenger addressed the issue of diving last month he might have known more than he was letting on.
'English players have learned very quickly and might be the masters now,' said Wenger, tempted into the debate sparked by Dele Alli's habit of falling over inside the penalty area.
On Thursday night, Arsenal eased into the last eight of the Europa League thanks in no small part to the tumbling skills of Danny Welbeck and a decision which caused Rino Gattuso through the entire spectrum of rage.
By the time Welbeck scored his second of the night, Gattuso seemed to be over the worst of it but he was seething at half-time, unable to resist the urge to hound referee Jonas Eriksson down the tunnel.