Arsenal are swiftly seeing their World Cup participants fall out of the competition as the quarter-finals approach. The conclusion of the Round of 16 saw Portugal, Morocco, England, France, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands and Croatia progress to the next stage.
This meant Matt Turner, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Granit Xhaka all saw their World Cup runs come to an end. Arsenal allowed 10 days of rest for players who did not travel to Qatar after the last weekend of Premier League action and could allow similar time for recovery.
Arsenal will take part in the Dubai Super Cup alongside Lyon, AC Milan and Liverpool. The remaining squad are already out in the Middle East working on getting back to full fitness ahead of the return of domestic football on Boxing Day; football.london provides the updated return dates of those who are yet to re-join after the last 16 exits.
