There has been a lot of talk about the amount of Arsenal players who have withdrawn throughout this international window but each player will have their reason and will have been assessed.
Some may be sceptical about some of these withdrawals but apart from striker Viktor Gyokeres, who is still with Sweden, nine of Arsenal’s players who have withdrawn are in their top 10 for minutes played by outfield players this season.
After losing key players to injury on previous international breaks, Arteta will be happy about the caution being shown with his stars at such a key stage of the season.
