A big cup tie demands a big response from midweek disappointment

Morning folks. If you want to use today as the start of the week, it’s a hell of a few days ahead for Arsenal.

Today it’s Man Utd in the FA Cup 3rd round, we have a North London derby on Wednesday, before the visit of Aston Villa on Saturday. Which is to say, if today’s team looks a little odd, it’s probably because of the two games we have following it. The issue, of course, is trying to find the balance between rotating a little and getting the result we want – because make no mistake...