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Chelsea v Arsenal: Four things we noticed

We may have been beaten by Chelsea on Saturday, but what caught our eye from the match?

Here are four key learnings from our trip to Stamford Bridge:

There were a few eyebrows raised when Matteo Guendouzi was named in the starting lineup against Manchester City last week, but the young Frenchman was one of our better performers in the season opener.

So he kept his place for the trip to Stamford Bridge, with Lucas Torreira on the bench again.

After a tough first half for our midfield, it was Granit Xhaka, rather than Guendouzi, who was subbed at half-time to make way for Torreira.