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Chris Davison

Arsenal have £97m January transfer mission after Mikel Arteta reveals what led to Man Utd defeat

Although it's easy to sit here and say that Arsenal must go and do something in the January window following the first defeat of the season, Mikel Arteta has a point when it comes to lacking ruthlessness in front of goal.

There's no doubt that this Arsenal team is filled with exciting and talented attacking options, from Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka to Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli. Still, there will be times when it really misses a game-changer and yesterday was one of them.

That's not to say the Gunners don't have one, every single player can have a positive influence in their own way of course, but one obvious area of concern is out wide following Nicolas Pepe's departure. Now, had Pepe still been here, would he have changed the outcome of yesterday's game? Probably not. However, that is part of the issue.

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