Alex Iwobi inspires as Arsenal play catch-up with Man City

Hull City 1 Arsenal 4: AS he approaches his 20th anniversary in charge at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger is far too long in the tooth to become embroiled in mind games with his managerial rivals.

As he spoke of Manchester City’s impressive start to the season, he was stating facts, not putting pressure on the Premier League leaders.

But he was the first manager to articulate what has looked increasingly clear with each passing game: Arsenal, and the rest of the Premier League, are playing catch-up.