Postecoglou has now lost four of his five matches against Arsenal and Forest were blown away by the brilliance of Mikel Arteta’s vibrant team. The chaotic schedule will present another challenge, with three successive away games at Swansea, Burnley and Real Betis, but Postecoglou is in a hurry to make an impact.

In his place, Forest appointed Ange Postecoglou, who in turn made a swift return to the Premier League following his dismissal from Tottenham Hotspur. Given his previous work with the Lilywhites, who he guided to Europa League success in the last campaign, Arsenal supporters are not exactly huge fans of the Australian.

Odegaard initially tried to soldier on, but Arteta erred on the side of caution with his captain and sent on Ethan Nwaneri, who is expected to predominantly play centrally from hereon in after acting as Saka's deputy on the right last season.

Ange Postecoglou got a harsh reintroduction to the Premier League with new team Nottingham Forest as Arsenal’s new signings Martin Zubimendi and Viktor Gyokeres combined to secure a 3-0 win