England might be out of the World Cup but as one door closes another opens and Bukayo Saka and Aaron Ramsdale can refocus on the Premier League title charge they began back in August. Much has been said about the potential response after the winter tournament but now only one Gunners player remains in Qatar - William Saliba.
France play Morocco in the semi-finals and are big favourites to make successive World Cup finals and play either Argentina or Croatia. Arsenal, however will have their focus on friendlies against two Serie A sides in AC Milan and Juventus.
The match in Dubai with the Italian champions may come too soon for some but many who were not present for the 3-0 win over Lyon could now feature. football.london understands that Granit Xhaka, Gabriel Martinelli and Takehiro Tomiyasu are set to return to training this week.
