They like to talk about invincibility in this part of north London and it remains the only way to describe Mikel Arteta’s record with Arsenal in European group phase ties at the Emirates Stadium. It is now eight wins out of eight in the Champions League with zero goals conceded. If you want to add in the Europa League from earlier in his tenure, it is 14 victories out of 14 with two goals  against.

Olympiakos had pitched up with a remarkable statistic of their own. They had won on their last three visits to this ground, the most recent two coming in the knockout rounds of the Europa League, even if the second in 2020-21 did not prevent an aggregate exit.

Nobody expected anything other than another home success, the latest demonstration of Arsenal’s power and depth despite this being a decent Olympiakos vintage. It was nervier than the home crowd would have liked in the closing stages, the visitors pushing and making for a few scares.

But this Arsenal team is not easily breached. We are into October and still they have let in just three goals in all competitions – only one of them in open...