With Tottenham toiling away at Newport County and West Ham learning that Will Grigg is indeed on fire, the FA Cup can be a cruel mistress.
But there was no such trouble for Arsene Wenger's men with the famous old competition roaring back on Friday night.
The Arsenal squad had a free weekend on their hands after their third round embarrassment against Nottingham Forest.
Instead of preparing mentally and physically for a testing trip to the likes of Hull in the next round,Hector Bellerin, Granit Xhaka and Shkodran Mustafi had other things on their mind.
Xhaka went down a chic direction, and a snap with the Swiss midfielder dolled up for a night out appeared on his Instagram feed on Sunday morning.
Note the red jumper and matching socks - with one wag likening him to Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses.
Meanwhile, tough-tackling German Mustafi took the philosophical route, posting an inspirational quote on his Instagram accompanied by a picture of himself lounging about.
"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes," he tells us.
Spaniard Bellerin was preening himself up in preparation for the London Fashion Week which comes around next month, and took time out to pose for a picture captioned "#LFWM”.
Suppose you've got to do something with your weekend, especially after you begin it by telling the leader of the free world where to go.
As Manchester United took on Yeovil, Arsenal fans rallied behind Bellerin after his response to Piers Morgan's plea for Donald Trump to replace Arsene Wenger as Arsenal manager.
The Good Morning Britain presenter, a loyal member of the 'Wenger Out Brigade,' made a case for the US President to take over at the Emirates.
But the Spanish right-back hit back, replying: "Hope he said no," followed by a 'rolling eyes' emoji.'
Gunners fans collectively backed their man in the replies below, with one claiming, "always rated you Hector."
Morgan teased his exclusive interview with the President of the United Stages by tweeting a picture of the pair and an Arsenal shirt with No.45 on the back.
He added: "The moment I invite President Trump to be Arsenal's new manager - because he'd build a strong defensive wall, have an attacking philosophy and want to win big trophies at all costs."
Cries for 'Wenger Out' have been quietened in recent weeks, though they could yet break out next month if Arsenal fail to land Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund.
Wenger hopes to sign the Gabonese striker to package him together with Henrikh Mkhitaryan as a show of defiance after losing Alexis Sanchez, though the clock is ticking ahead of next week's deadline.