Guendouzi has been our best player, I don't think it's an exaggeration to suggest he's the first name on the team sheet based on performances at the moment.
I'm not fussed by our lack of wingers. The way we're playing with high fullbacks means we don't necessarily need them. Just need to sort out who is doing what when they are up the pitch and we lose the ball. Clearly mistakes have been made but it's also clear there is a plan for it. If we can get that working better we'll be ok.
Bellerin was excellent going forward but a bit weak defensively yesterday. I feel Lichtsteiner should come in for him. Lichtsteiner is decent going forward, we don't lose too much there, he does have some pace for an old fella, but more importantly he's a real handful defensively. The difference against City down that side when he came on was huge.
I would be dropping Ozil right now. I thought he was personally at fault for a couple of balls over the top yesterday - it was clear that the forwards were trying to press but he was metres from Jorginho every time, and it looked to me that the plan was that he should've been tight. With that high line it just exposed us badly. I think this is why Ramsey is playing so far forward - he's the best player we have at initiating and leading the forward press.
Mkhi looked unbelievably poor at the beginning of the match yesterday but then when he scored and we started to click, he looked excellent, fit the rest of the team like a glove. Hopefully Emery gets him playing like that from the start to finish.
And Iwobi, wow... just didn't have him even in the reckoning to start, but he was excellent. Pace, power and trickery, all of a sudden he's a real option to compete with the big boys for that starting role. Boy he has some quick feet.
I'm feeling for Lacazette right now. Nothing going his way. When he comes on he's very lively, real quality, he actually looks like he's in form despite not scoring. And in both the first two games he has had some absolutely rubbish fouls called against him when he's tracked back or pressed very effectively.
If I was Emery, and very brave (which he clearly is with those selections yesterday!), I'd be looking at a team like this next time out;
Cech
Lichtsteiner Mustafi Sokratis Monreal
Guendouzi Xhaka
Mkhitaryan Ramsey Iwobi
Lacazette