It says everything about the crisis at Arsenal these days that a teenager can make his first start in nine months, touch the ball 11 times and come off injured after 49 minutes yet still be their best player by some distance.
Gabriel Martinelli was the brief flicker of light on another dismal evening for Mikel Arteta as Manchester City ran out easy 4-1 winners at the Emirates to move into the EFL Cup semifinals. Darkness envelops the Gunners these days, so much so that Martinelli's enterprise and endeavour stood out like a beacon.