The final round of fixtures across Europe before the first international break of the season went very well for Arsenal and a number of players out on loan.
Whilst the Gunners returned to the top of the Premier League table with an impressive 3-0 win over Brentford, the weekend also saw talented youngster Charlie Patino open his account in Blackpool colours, Brooke Norton-Cuffy overcome an injury scare to start for Rotherham and Auston Trusty help Birmingham City keep a clean sheet.
However, on the other side of the coin, the international break has probably come at the perfect time for Nicolas Pepe and Folarin Balogun after the attacking duo each suffered defeats with Nice and Reims at home to Angers and AS Monaco respectively.
