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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Mikel Arteta handed surprise solution to Arsenal's summer transfer problem

Arsenal put in the kind of performance against Nottingham Forest that will ease fears that the wheels were starting to come off after a few shaky displays in recent weeks.

The Gunners suffered just their second defeat of the season last Thursday away at PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League but bounced back in emphatic style with a 5-0 hammering of Forest at the Emirates. That's not to say everything went off without a hitch, as main-man Bukayo Saka limped out of action in the first-half after one too many rough challenges.

A collective groan of frustration was let out around the Emirates when the number seven went up on the fourth officials electronic board, such is level of reliance on the young England international in the red half of North London.

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