Just as Mikel Arteta thought he had solved the attacking conundrum caused by Bukayo Saka’s injury, the Spaniard has to perform surgery to his Arsenal frontline once again.
The fixes so far have worked, with the Gunners going seven league games unbeaten since the 5-1 win at Crystal Palace in which Saka was stretchered off, but now the resources really are at breaking point.
As revealed by Mail Sport on Tuesday, Kai Havertz suffered a hamstring problem on the Gunners’s recent trip to Dubai - and today it has been confirmed that the injury will keep him out for the season.