In recent days there has been a lot of talk about Arsenal's apparent need to sign a new striker.
Fans' feelings are succinctly summed up in a new mural on the way to Emirates Stadium depicting co-president Josh Kroenke with the slogan: “Time to spend some money, Josh.”
However, Kai Havertz, the man Mikel Arteta entrusted to lead his team's line this season, scored his 14th of the season here last night. That's something that goes.
In fact, there are those at Arsenal who will argue that the club's need for a new centre-forward is not as pressing as detractors would have you believe.
To that end, Havertz's figures make compelling reading.
Here at the Emirates, the German international scored Arsenal's second goal in a crucial 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb that virtually secured their automatic passage to the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
Declan Rice scored his first goal in the Champions League and put Arsenal on the verge of qualifying for the round of 16
Kai Havertz, the man so often relied on to lead the line, scored his 14th header of the season.
Martin Odegaard put the icing on the cake at the end of the match by scoring the third
Having said all that, it is no secret that Arsenal are actively working in the market with a view to signing a new striker this month.
Benjamin Sesko? Alejandro Isaac? Matheus Cunha?
It remains to be seen if Arsenal will be able to achieve one of their main objectives. Still, any new addition will have to work hard to improve Havertz's strike rate.
“(Havertz's statistics) show us perspective versus reality,” Arteta said intriguingly.
Indeed, the former Chelsea star was at the center of his team's success here as Arsenal overcame the disappointment of dropping two points against Aston Villa on Saturday.
Time will tell how costly it is to blow that 2-0 lead in a Premier League campaign that has been plagued by setbacks.
Fortunately, their Champions League form has been far more consistent and it will take an almost impossible turn of events in the final round of group matches for Arsenal to fail to progress to the final stages.
Their night started with a bang; They went ahead within two minutes: Declan Rice scored with a half-volley after Kai Havertz cushioned Gabriel Martinelli's square pass.
Arsenal's Champions League form has been more consistent than their Premier League efforts
Fabio Cannavaro directed his first game as visiting coach this Wednesday
Shortly after his goal, Rice, whose goal was his first in the Champions League, was pelted with plastic cups by traveling fans as he took Arsenal's first corner of the night. One would imagine they weren't offering the midfielder celebratory champagne.
Fabio Cannarvaro's expression was a picture, as he blushed his cheeks as if to say 'this could be a long night'.
In fact, Gabriel Magalhaes should have scored the second in the 15th minute, inevitably from a corner kick, but the defender's imposing header went wide.
As expected, Arsenal's set pieces caused Dinamo problems throughout the first half.
But then Martin Baturina quickly found Arsenal's goal in the 32nd minute after Jakub Kiwior's flirtation in possession before Jurrien Timber was next to be caught inside his own half to once again leave his teammates to rush to the rescue.
And suddenly, a night that seemed to be going smoothly began to turn out to be quite uncomfortable for Arsenal.
One wonders what William Saliba, sitting on the Arsenal bench as he recovers from a minor hamstring strain, made of those late first-half errors.
Arsenal's defense will never be the same without the brilliance of Saliba, and their poor finish to the first 45 minutes last night is a case in point.
Arteta hopes to have the French defender available for the game against Wolves this weekend. It won't be a minute soon enough for Arteta.
Ethan Nwaneri also returned from injury, offering Arsenal a much-needed boost
Dinamo were cornered after the break, but Odegaard (left) scored at the end of added time.
After his team's terrible start, Cannavaro left the field at half-time with hope intact.
Arteta, as long as his team was ahead, would have felt uncomfortable. They enjoyed 61 percent of the ball in the first half, but only managed two shots on goal.
Raheem Sterling and Timber were booked in quick succession at the start of the second half to add to Arteta's concern.
Dinamo were brilliant after the restart; chain passes and find clever combinations to get around Arsenal's midfield.
It seemed that the visitors felt something else.
Arteta felt it too, making his first substitutions just in the 58th minute: Thomas Partey and Ethan Nwaneri, already fit, replaced Timber and Sterling, respectively.
Nwaneri's performance, in particular, generated a deafening noise among the home fans.
In fact, Arsenal needed a boost here as they let their early dominance slip.
Much has been made of Arsenal's need for a striker, but Havertz once again demonstrated his ability in front of goal.
Visiting Dinamo Zagreb fans threw cups and objects into rice
Finally, in the 66th minute, the locals scored the second to calm the doubts.
Martinelli's ball into the area was perfect, Havertz's header was right.
Arsenal gave up a two-goal lead on Saturday, but there was no chance of that happening. here.
Rice missed a glorious opportunity with a close-range shot to score his second of the night before captain Martin Odegaard completed the scoring in stoppage time.