Arsenal's latest pre-season fixture may have provided a major clue with regards to Mikel Arteta's plans for the start of the new Premier League campaign.
Preparations for the 2022/23 season have gone smoothly for the Gunners with wins over Ipswich Town, Everton, Orlando City and Chelsea, but their 100% winning record in pre-season came to an end on Wednesday afternoon when they were beaten 2-1 by Brentford in a behind-closed-doors friendly at London Colney.
In the grand scheme of things, the result will not matter too much - if it does at all - and perhaps the biggest takeaway from the game was the Arsenal players not involved as the likes of Hector Bellerin, Benjamin White and Oleksandr Zinchenko were all spotted watching on from the sidelines.
