It has not taken long for Arsenal's squad to start creaking under the weight of the much-criticised schedule.
Still missing Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, as well as full-backs Jurrien Timber and Takehiro Tomiyasu, Arsenal continued their steady progress through the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, but it will have come at a price if their injury list lengthens.