Arsenal have been warned that injury to William Saliba or Gabriel Jesus would see the side suffer a "massive drop-off" in form. It comes after an ideal start for the Gunners leaves them top of the Premier League after 13 games, putting them in the picture for a potential title push.
While it's early days, Mikel Arteta's men have been able to battle against a chaotic fixture schedule and injuries to overcome the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham at this stage. It's led to plenty of praise for the players from the Spaniard in an interview with Arsenal.com ahead of the Brighton clash in the Carabao Cup.
"They’ve dealt with [the fixture list] really well,” Arteta said. “I think we had a really good pre-season and we put the boys in a really good condition to face this fixture congestion, and they have responded extremely well, especially the way we play, which is really intense."
