Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s football.
This was the FA Cup weekend when Plymouth Argyle celebrated jettisoning Wayne Rooney by beating Brentford, Manchester City made short work of Salford City, Newcastle United were given a scare by Bromley and Tottenham Hotspur needed extra time to beat National League side Tamworth.
Here we will ask if their defeat by Manchester United is the start of something really bad for Arsenal, whether there is a better way to financially reward the giant-killers and where Kyle Walker ranks in the list of Premier League right-backs.
How bad is this
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