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West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Johnson, Zouma (c), Aguerd, Emerson, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez, Soucek, Kudus, Bowen. Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Phillips, Mavropanos, Ings, Ogbonna, Mubama, Scarles.
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Rice, Odegaard (c), Havetz, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard. Subs: Ramsdale, Cedric, Walters, Bandeira, Elneny, Jorginho, Nelson, Nwaneri, Nketiah.

The above is just one of the questions season ticket holders will be asking themselves when it comes to renewal time. On the face of it, renewing is a no brainer, serial Euro contenders and a squad to die for, albeit painfully thin!

The problem is football ISN'T PLAYED ON PAPER! Statistically, fans have never had it so good, but the manner in which results have been achieved is painful, terrible on the eye and hard to be enthusiastic about.

It sounds like a simple enough question but it is one of great significance! By hook or by crook the club has assembled a pretty decent albeit painfully light in back up squad, with the likes of Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus and James Ward-Prowse.

However the player who makes EVERTHING tick is Lucas Paqueta, without him the team seem devoid of creativity, with him they can be good enough to take on anyone! So has the team become a 'one trick pony' relying on our Brazilian maestro?