Mikel Arteta is supposed to be changing Arsenal, which makes the most damaging aspect of Saturday's 5-0 defeat at Manchester City the fact that this was more of the same: a shambolic display bereft of organisation, discipline and belief, the type which put paid to his predecessors Arsene Wenger and Unai Emery.
The 39-year-old's early promise as Gunners boss was predicated upon his ability to structure a team to compete against better-resourced opponents. They beat City and Chelsea to win the 2020 FA Cup final at the end of a campaign which also featured a July victory over then-Premier League champions Liverpool.