There were plenty of ups and downs for many members of the Arsenal loan army as some were still in action over the weekend as the World Cup break does not affect every single club in Europe.
With the Premier League, Ligue 1, Serie A, Eredivisie, Serie A, the Scottish Premier League and the Turkish Super Lig all stopping temporarily, it meant there were no domestic fixtures for Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Folarin Balogun, Ryan Alebiosu, Mika Biereth or Omar Rekik . Pablo Mari is still recovering after being discharged from the hospital following surgery to reconstruct damaged back muscles after being injured in a supermarket stabbing in Milan last month.
Although, as international matches outside of the World Cup have taken place over the past week, Alex Runarsson earned another cap for Iceland, Nicolas Pepe scored for Ivory Coast against Burundi, and Nuno Tavares claimed an assist in a 5-1 win for Portugal U21s over their Czech Republic counterparts.
