Given all of their injuries and suspensions this season, Arsenal have had to lean on their extended squad, even before the fixture list becomes very crowded. Mikel Arteta was reluctant to deviate from his strongest eleven at Arsenal last season – something he was criticised for when his side ran out of steam. Of course, Arteta’s hand has been forced so far this term, mostly owing to Martin Odegaard’s injury. However, the Arsenal boss has also had issues at the back too, with both Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber suffering regular niggles, as well as William Saliba’s brief suspension. Alth…
