The first six games have been galling for under-pressure Arsenal boss Renee Slegers, particularly given pre-season talk of a serious title push.

The facts do not make for pleasant reading for Arsenal and their fans:

No victory since the opening day at Brighton

Toothless home draws with promoted Birmingham and Crystal Palace

Defeats at pre-season title rivals Chelsea and Manchester City mean they are nine points off Champions League qualification

Eighth in the table on the same tally as West Ham, Aston Villa and Palace

That said, on one level Slegers can feel hard done by.

After all, Arsenal have hit the woodwork more times than anyone else (five), had the joint-most touches in the opposition box (283) and created the third-highest number of chances (93).

However, their shot conversion rate of 5.9% is comfortably the worst in the division, with leaders Manchester City's at 16.7%.…