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What formation is that! How shape shifters are taking over football with teams playing in constantly evolving series of formations... as Premier League leaders employ tactical chaos theory to bamboozle their opposition

The instructions Liverpool coach Ronnie Moran would issue if any player asked him how best to win a football match were: 'Work it out for yourself son', though even he would have been perplexed to see Arsenal play West Ham on Sunday.

The Premier League leaders employed a form of tactical chaos theory, a constantly evolving series of formations which made the task of writing out their line-up a virtually redundant exercise.

In the first half, Mikel Arteta's side played 2-2-4-2. In the second half it was 2-3-1-1-2-1. Martin Odegaard operated higher up the field than Gabriel Jesus, who was often found on the ball deep in his own half.