Some players have performed admirably this season, it has to be said, the likes of

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Cech, Bellerin, Monreal, Campbell, Ozil up to a point, Giroud up to a point and recently Wellbeck, as well as young Iwobi. Alexis is well off colour, but there's the case that someone was genius enough to run him into the ground.

Others have literally been stealing a living.

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indifferent display.