The absence of another natural centre forward aside from Eddie Nketiah in the Arsenal Dubai training camp squad was a rather interesting decision on Mikel Arteta's behalf.
Although, as things turn out, there wasn't much the Gunners' manager could do. Already without Gabriel Jesus, initially because of a World Cup call-up, the Spaniard is now facing the prospect of not being able to call upon his first-choice striker for three months in the worst-case scenario.
Whilst Nketiah is guaranteed to get a run in the Arsenal side whilst the Brazil international recovers, there are not many options beyond the Hale End graduate in terms of natural strikers and that was made even more evident when the 27-man squad for the Dubai training camp was revealed over the weekend.
