There was a collective deep sigh of relief around the Emirates Stadium at the end of 13 minutes of added time, Arsenal’s four-game winless run ended with a win against Brighton.

It wasn’t the most convincing of performances from the Gunners, a lack of any real clinical edge in the final third still a major concern, but attention will not be on Brighton or Arsenal’s footballing woes, but the worrying head injury of the Brighton full-back Maelys Mpomé, who exited on a stretcher and with an oxygen mask after 10 minutes of treatment on the pitch.

A ball to the face sent Mpomé to the floor shortly after the hour mark and the football felt a little trivial after. The show goes on though, and the win alleviates some growing pressure on the Arsenal manager Renée Slegers.

It has seemed a little cruel to suggest the heat has been turned up a little on the manager that delivered Arsenal’s second European title in her first season in charge having only had her temporary role made permanent in January. There was a lot of leeway earned with that historic triumph and blistering campaign that unfolded once Slegers replaced Jonas Eidevall...