Positives & negatives from Arsenal's 2-1 win away to Girona in the Champions League

Positive #2: Jorginho in control

He's 33 and playing on an expiring contract, but Arsenal should block any transfer involving Jorginho. The Gunners still need him because no other deep-lying midfielder in the squad can exert his cool and collected influence on games.

Jorginho's nerve was best personified when he sent Lopez the wrong way to slot in the equaliser with the minimum amount of fuss. If only Sterling and several other members of Arsenal's attacking contingent possessed the same assurance...

A similar measured confidence was evident in how Jorginho used the ball in open play. Nothing spectacular, just simple and efficient passes to get Arsenal moving and take the air out of the Girona crowd.

Jorginho's brand of steady midfield play is just what Arsenal will need in the knockout phase of this competition.

Negative #2: Nervy Neto

Stepping in late for one of the best 'Keepers on the continent is no easy task, but Neto was still too nervy for a 35-year-old, well-travelled Brazil international. His touch in the box was iffy more than once, and the less said about positioning the better.

Images are worth more than words these days, so one look at where Neto found himself when Danjuma took his shot, shows why Arsenal fans had better hope Raya was only left out as a precaution.

Arteta was typically cagey when asked about the status of Arsenal's No. 1, refusing to say one way or another, according to The Standard's Simon Collings. Whatever happens in the short-term, this game proved being without Raya would be as damaging as missing Odegaard, Saka or Saliba.

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