Mikel Arteta's task has been made easier as Arsenal return to Premier League action this afternoon against Brentford away from home.
Following a busy final month in the summer transfer window, well, in terms of outgoings for the Gunners, the number of first-team players available to the Spaniard since before the opening day win over Crystal Palace has significantly reduced with the likes of Nicolas Pepe, Hector Bellerin and Ainsley Maitland-Niles all departing.
Those decisions could come back to haunt Arteta and technical director Edu in the next month or so. The Arsenal squad is now a little light in some areas, and the manager's options might be stretched even further against Brentford with Oleksandr Zinchenko emerging as an injury doubt.
