After a familiar scoreline, Mikel Arteta has a new phrase.

The Arsenal manager used some variation on “insist” several times throughout his press conference for the win over Hull City, after his team had almost been left standing at the door.

Martin Odegaard instead offered a captain’s goal, for a third 1-0 win in four in the league. Like many of those, it could have been worse, but could have been better – especially in terms of finishing.

Arsenal currently always feel one setback away from a big discussion about which forward they need to sign in January.…