Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was firm in his stance that top players should be able to play every three days when speaking back in October, but may have been left with egg on his face.
The Gunners have seen their title charge slowly fall apart since star centre-back William Saliba picked up a back injury during the second-leg of the Europa League showdown against Sporting in mid-March. Arsenal are now also reportedly having to see out the rest of the season without first-choice left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko as well.
The drop in quality from Saliba to his deputy Rob Holding has hindered the way Arsenal play and it is no coincidence that without the Frenchman, the Gunners have dropped points against Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton as well as a brutal 4-1 defeat by title rivals Manchester City.
