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Of all the players Arsenal let go this summer, fans would probably expect that departures for Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah would be most likely to come back to haunt them. Smith Rowe (24) and Nketiah (25) were both still ahead of their prime years, players who have shown the ability to win Premier League games for Arsenal in the past. Particularly in Smith Rowe’s case, there’s a sense that the attacking midfielder can still go on to play for England again one day, simply by avoiding any injuries. And in truth, the ‘Croydon De Bruyne’ is already casting some question marks over Arsenal’s …

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