Mikel Arteta has watched Arsenal channel their inner James Bond by scoring 0-0-7 in their last three games.

And as he gave the Gunners another licence to thrill at Old Trafford on Sunday the Gunners boss was amused by the parallel.

Pointing his fingers, he fired an imaginary Walther P99 like Bond and said: “A good analogy - now, boom!”

Stirred, not shaken, by two consecutive blanks in the Premier League, Arsenal ’s 7-1 romp against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League has given them hope of renewed firepower in their pursuit of distant leaders Liverpool in the title race.

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Arteta is wary of Arsenal going down the same path, saying: “Understanding why you score goals, and consistently providing those moments and those situations is what makes it possible to happen again.

“But we know Sunday is going to be a very different game and we are going to have to find different ways to hurt Man United(

Chido Obi Martin swapped Arsenal for Old Trafford.

The last time Arsenal went to Old Trafford, on the penultimate weekend of the season, they chiselled out a 1-0 win to take the title race to the final day

The Theatre of Dreams became the theatre for streams when a torrential storm breached the roof and turned parts of the ground Into a babbling brook.

Ruben Amorim has encountered more stormy waters since succeeding Erik ten Hag, but Arteta refused to compare notes on his inheritance at Arsenal and the Portuguese manager’s struggle at United.

“They are very different situations, but massive respect for Ruben, for Man United what they are trying to do as well
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