On one hand can understand Mikel preferring the striker to come deep and hold up the ball because it makes space for Auba to make his runs but you would think he would try Auba through the middle at least once. Someone like Vardy is very successful playing up on his own running onto things and Auba is a far better version of that.
Probably means that next season Saka will play in midfield instead of the wing.
Yeah, tbh I'd be interested to see how we'd play with four at the back, Xhaka & Torreira in a double pivot, Pepe on the right, Özil at 10, Saka on the left and Auba up front. But it's not gonna happen so I guess it's not worth losing sleep over.