For all the concern about the reliability of Welbeck’s finishing, there are statistics from which Arsenal can take solace. Welbeck has now scored 10 times in 19 starts for England and, while a return of 29 in 142 Manchester United games will hardly frighten their main rivals, it is worth noting that 20 of those goals came in the 53 Premier League matches he actually started. And that was still also often from a position out wide on the left. It all suggests that, as was the case with Daniel Sturridge at Chelsea and Manchester City as compared to Liverpool, any lack of development has been as much to do with opportunity as the limitations in his own game.