Agree with most of your comments Paulm. I thought Mhiki looked better than against Bournemouth but Ramsey should have started ahead of him. Iwobi had an OK first half, he just doesn't seem to find the final ball at the moment with a lot of his crosses and shots being blocked, I think this is down to speed of decision making. He seems to beat a man only to not know what he'll do next. He'd likely be more dangerous if his started instinctively hitting the back post or penalty spot with his crosses rather than validating someones there in the first place.
Since the international break the Ozil situation has gotten very interesting. He didn't travel during international duties so was fresh, but only made the bench for Bournemouth, wasn't take to Ukraine (which was a good call), and only made the bench today.
Given we've made him the highest wage earner, the fact that we can't seem to use him for a variety of matches seems a huge waste. When you then realise the money Mhikitaryan must be on too, yet Ramsey should be starting ahead of them both makes it even more frustrating. While I realise we're going to lie in the bed we've made for ourself. The fact that Ozil and Mhiki's place in the squad and their wages are key reasons why we don't have room in the budget nor in the squad for a player like Ramsey is un-fudgeing-believable.
Ramsey's not starting but is currently on 6 assists and 2 goals in 19 appearances. Ozil's on 1 assist and 4 goals in 12 appearances. Mhikitaryan's 3 assists and 2 goals in 16 appearances.
Edit: Ramsey's 6 assists have him tied with Sterling and Fraser (Bournemouth) for EPL assists.