Arsenal haven’t had it easy in recent times as a number of injuries threatened to ruin their season, but Mikel Arteta has found a way to get the job done. Mikel Merino joined from Real Sociedad for an initial £27.4 million in the summer transfer window. However, just as he was settling into life in North London, Merino picked up an injury in training, which was originally estimated to see him out for around 6-8 weeks. The Gunners had to make do with the likes of Kai Havertz and Jorginho in midfield for the Spurs game, as Declan Rice was absent through his red card and Martin Odegaard suffered …