The contrast with the right side of the pitch was stark. One of the major positives from Arsenal’s pre-season tour of Asia has been Ben White and Bukayo Saka rekindling their chemistry on that flank. The pair combined well on several occasions and, especially in the second half, White had some joy against Spurs when overlapping.

Arsenal finally have their striker, Mikel Arteta just does not want to use him too much yet. In the first north London derby ever to take place overseas Tottenham beat Arsenal 1-0, but the most significant moment was a debut for Viktor Gyokeres.