For Arsenal to end the wait that dates back to 2004 since their last Premier League title, conventional wisdom says that they will be primarily fuelled by the creative inspiration of Mesut Ozil or Alexis Sanchez. They are certainly their two outstanding attackers but does this not overlook another player who, when fully fit and used correctly, could just be the Frank Lampard-style difference between another season in and around the top four and actually competing for the title?

Few who watched Aaron Ramsey score 15 goals before Christmas in the 2013-14 season – or help drive Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 – could doubt his potential to lift Arsenal to another level. And yet, there we were on Saturday with Ramsey struggling to exert his influence out wide on the left, and some Arsenal fans again questioning his worth to the team. At one level, that was understandable – Alex Iwobi has been more convincing in that role this season and Ramsey’s style can rather upset the wider rhythm of the team – but does it not also come down to how he is used? And should Arsene Wenger now consider a tweak to his system in order to see if Ramsey really could consistently justify the potential comparison to Lampard during his golden years at Chelsea?