Back in November, things looked to be on the up for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners had just beaten fierce rivals Manchester United to end their 14-year Old Trafford hoodoo.
It was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's penalty which sealed a deserved 1-0 win over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to move them into the top half of the Premier League.
But Roy Keane was less impressed with what he saw and claimed that some of Arsenal's players "lack respect" for Arteta.
Indeed, the former United captain took aim at a number of Arteta's players for what he perceived as a lack of respect in post-match interviews.
After the game, Aubameyang said: "It was a very tough night but I’m really happy because the team did very well. It’s been a long time since we won here.
"We knew we had to score after having opportunities in the first half. And then we had the penalty. We work a lot with our penalties in training so we are pretty confident.
"The team did a great job. Everyone was giving their best that’s why we won. We knew since the beginning that we had to trust the process. Mikel is bringing something very nice and we have to follow."
And Keane took exception to the fact that the Arsenal skipper referred to his manager by first name, rather than by a title.
“They didn’t show him respect when they called him Mikel,” Keane told Sky Sports. “He’s the manager or the boss or the gaffer.
“That is respect, not Mikel, he is not your mate.
“It’s called respect.”
Indeed, seven games later, and Arsenal have not won in the Premier League since that 1-0 triumph on November 1.
In fact, Saturday's 2-1 reverse at Everton was their fifth defeat in that period and has resulted in their worst points return - 14 from 14 matches - since 1974-75.
Their woeful form has piled the pressure on Arteta, who marked his one-year anniversary at the club on Sunday with the club 15th in the league and just four points above the drop zone.
And Arteta will be hoping to command the "respect" needed to stop their alarming slump towards the relegation positions.
