"It’s a learning curve for us all and for the players it’s a step up from last year." - Steve Gatting
THE STORY SO FAR
The Gunners go into tonight’s match having won two of their opening six matches of the season, a return which sees them occupy 10th place.
Steve Gatting’s side suffered three consecutive defeats - to Reading, Manchester City and Liverpool - before picking up their first win of the season with a 3-1 win over Derby County.
With a number of players called up by Arsène Wenger for the EFL Cup tie at Nottingham Forest, a youthful side comprised largely of under-18s lost 5-0 against high-flying Everton.