How many Arsenal fans would give Ospina starting role?

Iwobi came close to winning it for Arsenal in the 83rd but Areola stretched to his left to tip the ball away to save new coach Unai Emery’s blushes on his PSG Champions League debut.

Le Parisien have reported that the player’s representatives were ready to close a deal to bring the player to the Premier League but Arsene Wenger refused to complete the move considering the complications surrounding the deal and the effect it could have on his relationship with the French club’s president.

Unusually, but not uniquely, Giroud has had to become accustomed to the bench this season, but an experiment with Sanchez up front is yielding disappointing results for Arsene Wenger.

Angel Di Maria proved a constant threat, finding Rabiot in the box with a superb backheel and forcing Arsenal keeper David Ospina to make a spectacular save direct from a corner. I have two world-class goalkeepers.

If there was ever an indicator that the standard of Scottish football isn’t where it once was (and to be fair, we know that already) it was here – the defeat was Celtic’s heaviest ever in European football. I think we all know Alexis has qualities, and he knows where to stand to give the opponent a hard game.

Iwobi added: “The first chance I had I thought I was going to score [too]”, Iwobi said. Giroud has yet to earn a start for the Gunners this season, and his red card against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League is unlikely to do him any favours in his present situation. They know what the rules are.

Arsenal will host Basel on September 28 in their next Group A Champions League game.

Arsenal had to be switched on from the start but they were still dozing as PSG won the ball early and played it out to the right.

If the former Nice man can continue to produce performances such as against PSG, he will finally be able to challenge Cech for a place in the starting line-up on a regular basis.

“I didn’t understand, so I asked him: ‘What are you doing?”

PSG continued to push for a victor, but their frustration boiled over as Verratti and Giroud clashed off the ball in added time.

Battle royale: Marquinhos and Olivier Giroud get physical.