I take all the points about rotation and our priorities lying elsewhere, but I felt disappointed by yet another draw on Saturday - having been deservedly in front - to an opposition that had only 2 shots on target and an Xg of....0.19. And we created less after MLS; Timber; Odegard and Saka came on than before.

For me Arteta was all over the place with his subs. There was no pressing reason to bring MLS, Odegard or Saka on, and I do not really understand why they weren't fully rested. Starting Partey in a physically demanding LB role when he has racked up more minutes recently than almost any other Arsenal player and he was so key against RM was a risk IMO, and I hope that his injury wasn't serious. While I understand more taking Rice off, he still played 75 mins, and Merino was expected to pick up playing in his place when he has been playing up front. It was as though Areta did not know whether to twist or stick, and his subs disrupted what had been a decent performance from most of the understudies - with the exception maybe of Nwaneri. For me there was no reason to leave us with 10 players by the end when Jorghino - one of our best players on the day - got injured.

Getting a bit sick of all these draws...but onto Wednesday we go.

I praised Arteta for his player management against Everton. Not so much on Saturday.