
A 2-0 victory at home against Brighton & Hove Albion might not instinctively sound like the most obvious piece of evidence that something is beginning to stir but consider the following...
Brighton had scored a league-high 23 goals prior to kick off here and had shipped just five all season, marking them out as the most miserly alongside champions Arsenal.
Fabian Hurzeler's side had even clinically carved up the Gunners last month with a hugely impressive 3-0 win that signposted their own potential for the campaign ahead.