Bruno G’ forearm to the back of the head going unpunished to mask the incompetence of the VAR signals a negative precedence for the rest of the season. Either players start acting violently since it seems that it goes unpunished, or VAR starts giving reds, making the Newcastle game even more suspicious.

Maybe a controversial take BUT
Leandro Trossard is an Elite player.

Hear me out… He might not be the most consistent performer out there.
However time after time after time, he stepped up when we needed it badly.
He has this “X-factor” vibe around him. He is a clinical finisher -maybe even the best finisher in the team at the moment. He is ambipedal. His close control and technique has a late Wenger era aura.

If he can find a consistency to his game and fix any condition issues (he seems to be gassed at the 75th minute mark - but this can also be affected by his work rate), he can truly be up there with the best.