The crystal ball has been kind to Arsenal in recent times. Edu’s prophecy that this would be the season when the Gunners click into gear proved bang on.
The evidence, meanwhile, continues to support Mikel Arteta’s forecast that Eddie Nketiah can ease the pain of Gabriel Jesus’ absence. So perhaps the smart money was always on Fabio Vieira to come good — as the manager foretold before this victory over Oxford.
It’s just a shame Arteta failed to mention that we might have to wait a little while longer. For an hour on Monday night, this looked like another false start from the £30million summer signing, who failed to make much of a dent before Christmas.