Swansea 3 - 1 Arsenal - 5 Talking Points

#1 What does Wenger do now?

Testing times

As much as I don't like saying this, the Arsenal players hardly look like a unit that wants to give it their best shot. Now, this could be owing to a number of factors. But one of the worrying possibilities is that Arsene Wenger might indeed have lost the dressing room.

With the impending arrival of Aubameyang, you'd expect Lacazette to break a leg, but he didn't even look interested in breaking a sweat. An uninspired, insipid performance from the Frenchman ensured that Arsenal lacked the edge in the final third.

Mkhitaryan, who could prove to be useful in the future, had quite a disappointing debut. But he did come close to scoring but his header was directed straight at Fabianski. It will take a while for Mkhi to find his feet as evidenced by his time at Old Trafford, but Arsene Wenger will hope that he does find it at some point soon or there would be hell to pay.

The Arsenal backline gave a poor account of themselves and all 3 goals could be attributed to some shoddy, absent-minded defending. If I could use one word to describe that Arsenal performance, it would be 'uninspired'. They'll need to knock that off because the rest of the competition are in fourth gear and look unlikely to slow down.