If Mikel Arteta has driven Arsenal’s stirring revolution, then Edu Gaspar has provided the fuel.
The famous snap of Edu, with a pair of tongs in hand, standing over a barbecue grill with a sizeable cigar perched on his lips symbolic the pair’s impact at the Emirates.
Arsenal are cooking under Arteta and Edu.
So, with that in mind, news of the Brazilian sporting director’s Emirates exit, exclusively revealed by Mail Sport on Monday morning, will arrive as hammer blow.
It will raise uncertainty. Edu’s influence in reviving a club that was ailing, in truth, way before Arsene Wenger’s departure in 2018 is clear and well-documented.