LONDON -- There were fears Arsenal's season was over when Gabriel Magalhães was ruled out for the rest of the campaign at the beginning of April.
After all, the Gunners had been here before. Two years ago, Gabriel's center-back partner William Saliba sustained a knee injury at a similar point, which precipitated Arsenal's exit from Europe and collapse of their Premier League hopes as Manchester City won the 2022-23 title.
Jakub Kiwior joined midway through that season from Spezia in a £20 million deal, and as someone new to the league, he was not entrusted with the responsibility of replacing Saliba.