It's one of the best performances in recent years," Arsene Wenger said after his side's 3-0 demolition of Chelsea.

This game was notable not only for being the first time Arsenal had beaten Chelsea since 2011, but for the way in which they won, using a tactical system hugely reminiscent of Wenger's earlier Arsenal teams.

A return to 4-4-2

Wenger's first Arsenal team played a 4-4-2, which he tweaked and adapted until eventually he created the Invincibles - a fluid mix of attacking talent, supported by a solid core.

The barren Cesc Fabregas years were spent in a 4-3-3, a system which appeared to be built around the (at the time) young Spaniard, and this eventually became the 4-2-3-1 we are all very familiar with today, starting in the late noughties.

Unable to secure that World Class Striker (c) the fans crave for under £8billion, Wenger came up with an idea. His old idea.