Quick wins for Arteta inside Arsenal’s heads and hearts

Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta will not face each other on the touchline today when Everton meet Arsenal at Goodison. The incoming gaffers will wait in the wings, ‘running the rule’, no doubt gaining an insight into the size of their tasks.

Both will arrive into varying degrees of shambles, though Carlo’s to-do list has at least been pared down slightly by ‘Big Dunc’, who has done some solid work on the first assignment awaiting most new bosses these days — rebuilding the connection with fans.