A post-match Arsenal meltdown is far from anything new at the club, but in the case of the draw at Sunderland it is perhaps the most baffling.

The first thing to note is that the Black Cats are an impressive side that deserves its current league position and will certainly cause problems for every team they play against. It is no surprise they have won at Chelsea and held other Premier League stalwarts to draws, too.

From an Arsenal perspective, however, there is no doubt this is a gut-punch. For the second time this season, the Gunners trailed while playing in the northeast and while a late winner won the points at Newcastle, it was a late goal being conceded that changed completely how perhaps a draw would have been viewed at half-time.

In fact, I remember turning to the person next to me at the break and saying a draw would not be a terrible result here. With Liverpool and Manchester City...