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Ahead of the upcoming North London derby, Arsenal have a fair few players away with their respective national teams over the break. Riccardo Calafiori returned early from Italy duty, the defender has picked up a knock and neither club or country are keen to take a risk. Arsenal may choose to turn to Calafiori in place of Declan Rice against Tottenham Hotspur, a move that would see Jurrien Timber step up into midfield Of course, that will depend on the Italian’s condition ahead of September 15, and Mikel Arteta will be praying that none of his other stars return with an issue. But on evidence o…

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