Arsenal appear to have hit the buffers just as their season demands peak performance. Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Bournemouth was the worst possible preparation for next week’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain, a tie in which the Gunners trail 1-0 on aggregate.

"We should have killed the game and we didn't. On top of that if you defend your box in two set-pieces in the way we have done you're in big, big, trouble. "We should have put the game to bed. We defended really poorly, nowhere near the standards that we are used to.