Arsenal are already guaranteed to be top of the tree in the Premier League at Christmas, but it's unlikely Mikel Arteta will be feeling too merry after his star striker, Gabriel Jesus, was sidelined last week.
The former Manchester City striker has quickly become an influential player for the Gunners since his summer switch and has been instrumental in their stunning start to the season. But it was confirmed over the weekend that the 25-year-old would miss the remainder of the World Cup after sustaining a knee injury during Brazil's defeat against Cameroon on Friday.
Arsenal are currently waiting to discover the full extent of Jesus' injury: some reports have suggested that he could require surgery which would rule him out until March, whereas others have claimed that he could be missing for weeks rather than months.
