Former Arsenal star Kieran Gibbs highlighted one shining light from Arsenal’s defeat at Southampton who he hopes has given Mikel Arteta some serious food for thought.

The Gunners crashed out of the FA Cup on Saturday night following a shock 2-1 defeat against Southampton.

It had been hoped that Arteta’s side would produce an emphatic response to the their Carabao Cup final setback against Manchester City prior to the international break.

Instead, a heavily rotated side were outfought and outplayed by a Saints side who tore into their opponents and capitalised on some uncharacteristic defensive uncertainty.

Arsenal looked as though they were set to take control of the tie when substitute Viktor Gyokeres equalised midway through the second half but more ponderous defending allowed Shea Charles to grab a late winner for the Championship side.

The one bright spark for Arsenal was represented by the performance of Max Dowman who impressed on the right wing before being given even more responsibility in the N.10 role following Martin Odegaard’s withdrawal.

Arsenal’s teenage prodigy has already produced one matchwinning cameo in recent weeks having come of the bench to create history in the victory against Everton that...