For all the talk of Arsenal’s strength in depth, they are short of options in central defence, with Mosquera and Gabriel nursing injuries. That said, though, Mikel Arteta will have been glad to be able to give William Saliba his third successive start following his return from an ankle injury.

Fifteen wins in 17 matches in the Dutch league and are in the race to end up in the league phase's top 24 right now in the Champions League. Their only two wins in Europe this season came from a stunning 4-1 win at Liverpool away and a dominant 6-2 rout of Napoli at home. It's definitely a good season so far.

There were some historic Champions League performances and the team are top of the league at Christmas - but injuries again hit Arsenal

Arsenal were dealt a fresh blow before their Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace as Piero Hincapie was absent from the squad. Hincapie, a summer signing from Bayer Leverkusen, has become an important figure in Arsenal’s defence amid the absence of Gabriel and Cristhian Mosquera.

Lazio full-back Nuno Tavares is reportedly close to sealing a transfer to Al-Ittihad after agreeing personal terms with the Saudi club.The BackgroundThe Portuguese joined the Biancocelesti in the

It looks like Manchester City will sign Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. Arsenal should be scared, and Manchester United should be gutted.