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If losing two points wasn’t bad enough for Arsenal against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, the Gunners will now be without Declan Rice for the upcoming north London derby. Mikel Arteta will have to navigate a tricky absence when making the short trip to Tottenham Hotspur, perhaps planning to deploy Kai Havertz back in Rice’s role. Havertz began his Arsenal career as a number eight, and may now be forced to disrupt his momentum up top given Mikel Merino is also missing through injury. Of course, there’s also the opportunity to give Ethan Nwaneri a bold call-up to the starting eleven, but perh…

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