No I’m sorry that’s just not the case. I was one of his biggest critics last season, there’s absolutely no reason for me to refuse to see anything.

I don’t play favourites, I say what I see

Zinchenko played ok when he came on against Bayern, there was much more control on the ball than Kiwior managed.

But his play against Villa was reckless and arrogant. However it needs to be said, that’s not the reason we lost yesterday.

We lost because we fucked things up in midfield without a Jorginho or a Partey. We fucked things up, up front where we are persisting with a player who doesn’t score goals.

Putting Havertz back in midfield felt like a fuck you to journalists who have been asking Arteta if they think he plays better as a forward. Of course he fucking does, he isn’t a midfielder. I said this from the off