It was much of the identical after the break in addition to Arsenal moved into the ascendancy, with PSV forced to defend for long periods of the second half. And after they did attack, it was on the fitting flank with Joey Veerman and Xavi Simons providing the largest threat.
Gakpo was perhaps fortunate to survive PSV coach Ruud van Nistelrooy’s double change after electing to bring off Guus Til and Max, sending on Noni Madueke and Jordan Teze as an alternative in like-for-like swaps. But clearly, the ex-Manchester United striker knew what Gakpo could do at any moment within the match and gambled that he could produce a moment of magic.
Nevertheless, it looked as if it would backfire when Gakpo was guilty of deserting his defensive duties, jogging back when Tomiyasu overlapped and provided the cross for Xhaka to slam past the goalkeeper.
The image could possibly be not be more different at Arsenal, with Arteta demanding full effort from all of his players. And on this evidence, evidently Gakpo – while a player with obvious ability – has some method to go before he can cut it with the remaining of the Gunners stars within the Premier League.
