Despite transfer deadline day being filled with talk and eventually disappointment surrounding the potential arrival of a central midfield, Douglas Luiz, there was a position also left without reinforcement. The club allowed Nicolas Pepe to leave prior to the injuries suffered by both Mohamed Elneny and Thomas Partey.
Arsenal had been linked to several wide players across the window from Mykhaylo Mudryk to Pedro Neto. However, the pivot to look at the midfield instead left the wide-area neglected.
With that, it meant Bukayo Saka was left as the only natural senior right-winger. However, the club did make two additions in the summer who had the potential to provide cover for the England international.
