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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that two of his key men will miss the Carabao Cup clash with Brighton due to injuries.

While plenty were writing off the Swedish striker, Mikel Arteta never lost faith, saying he makes Arsenal a better team. Well, does he?

Arsenal have launched a new strategy to improve the atmosphere at the Emirates, in a move set to encourage prawn sandwich brigade fans to cheer on the team.

Arsenal made it three wins out of three in the Champions League on Tuesday night with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid.

There was a time when Mikel Arteta was at pains to insist that David Raya was not, in fact, his No1 goalkeeper. That has all changed.

We put out the call for your questions on all things Arsenal and dozens of you pitched in. Here, our insider ISAAN KHAN reveals everything you need to know.

OLIVER HOLT AT THE EMIRATES: A second goal, from Saka, in added time, added gloss to a scoreline that did not reflect the angst that had preceded it.

Daily Mail Sport examines each of the new directors' roles and how they can take the club to the next level.

ISAAN KHAN: Arteta received a barrage of blame for his cautious tactics, which saw him start a midfield three of Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice.

Gabriel Martinelli has become something of a cheat code for Arsenal. For the second game in the space of a week, the winger came off the bench to score a crucial goal on Sunday.

Gabriel Martinelli 's late equaliser against Man City was inspired by a motivational message the Arsenal star received from his girlfriend before the clash at the Emirates.

Daily Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN breaks down the key talking points from the Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Man City at the Emirates as Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to rescue a point for the Gunners.

JACK GAUGHAN: Gabriel Martinelli 's stoppage-time equaliser rescued a point for Arsenal but Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola still left the capital buoyant.

Pep Guardiola produced one of the strangest touchline moments of the Premier League season at the Emirates. The City boss leaned in to kiss fourth official Craig Pawson.

Having lost at Liverpool and with a trip to Newcastle next up on Sunday, defeat on their own patch by Manchester City would have felt like a hell of a wound, if not quite a mortal blow.

It was a welcome shift for Gabriel Martinelli, and a snapshot of how Arsenal have changed for the better this season.

Legendary Arsenal striker Thierry Henry offered new Gunners star Viktor Gyokeres valuable advice following the Premier League side's 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in Europe.

ISAAN KHAN: An inspired Martinelli broke the deadlock just 36 seconds after being introduced, with fellow substitute Trossard putting him through on goal in the 71st minute.

Arsenal's quest for Champions League glory began in perfect fashion with a 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao. Daily Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN was at the San Mames Stadium to oversee the win...

ISAAN KHAN: Arsenal's hopes of ending their long wait for a Premier League title suffered a major blow as they lost 1-0 to reigning champions Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

Al-Nassr have reportedly turned their attention to another Premier League star after Liverpool made it clear that Luis Diaz is not for sale.

We put out the call for your questions on all things transfers - and our Arsenal expert ISAAN KHAN has been answering them all.

Mikel Arteta has insisted this will be a 'big summer' and further reinforcements are expected - not least after the departures of Jorginho, Thomas Partey, Kieran Tierney, Nuno Tavares, and Marquinhos.

Keen to strengthen their frontline, Bayern bosses have drawn up a five-man shortlist, after missing out on Florian Wirtz to Liverpool, and one Gunners player is said to have made the cut.

It's a huge summer for Arsenal and new sporting director Andrea Berta, needing to fill some holes and recharge to make this the year they break through and win a first league title since 2004.

How much can Arsenal spend? Is Thomas Partey signing a new deal? And which superstar striker are they battling Man United for? We reveal all here.

Arsenal have suffered with fitness problems throughout the campaign with Gabriel Jesus , Gabriel Magalhães and Takehiro Tomiyasu all dealt season-ending injuries.

Gabriel Martinelli is in a delicate position following two mixed seasons, as Arsenal's ambitions intensify after five years without silverware.

Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League last night following a 2-1 loss at the Parc des Princes meaning they will go yet another season without a trophy.

Mikel Arteta has claimed that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was Paris Saint-Germain's best player and the difference maker as the French side dumped Arsenal out of the Champions League.

Arsenal's Champions League dream was dashed in Paris on Wednesday night as PSG carved out a 3-1 win on aggregate against Mikel Arteta's side.

Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN was at the Emirates Stadium running the rule on the players in the thick of the action.

ISAAN KHAN AT PORTMAN ROAD: Leandro Trossard scored a brace as Arsenal secured a 4-0 victory away to Ipswich Town. Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri also netted.

REAL MADRID 1-2 ARSENAL (1-5 AGG) - OLIVER HOLT AT THE BERNABEU: They had talked about a comeback all week in Madrid, Jude Bellingham had said.

Gabriel Martinelli has hit out at a 'nasty' tackle from Christian Norgaard that he claims 'could have broke my leg', after the Brentford midfielder escaped a red card during Arsenal's 1-1 draw at the Emirates. 

IAN HERBERT: It's been more than six months since Steve Townsend lost his brother, Mark, but the pain lingers. It was etched across his face when I saw him at a coroner's court in Sheffield last week.

Bukayo Saka needed just seven minutes to show Arsenal what they had been missing as he scored on his return after three months out with injury. 

The Gunners were dealt a brutal blow when the forward pulled up injured against Crystal Palace in December, an injury that would play a part in the club's title push one again falling away.

The Gunners seem set to come up short in the Premier League title race once again under Mikel Arteta, with the side currently 12 points behind Liverpool with nine matches to play.

Full back Spence has enjoyed a meteoric rise in north London recently, taking advantage of Spurs' injury problems this season to earn himself a regular spot in his side's starting XI.

With just 10 games left to be played, Arsenal are behind leaders Liverpool by 15 points - despite a match in hand - a huge gap that hasn't occurred since the Reds' winning pandemic-hit season.

Bukayo Saka has been out since December when he needed to undergo surgery, while Gabriel Martinelli has not played since limping off during last month's 2-0 defeat at Newcastle in the EFL Cup.

Liverpool will travel to Manchester City on Sunday but Merson claimed that even a 7-0 defeat for the leaders would not be enough to reignite Arsenal's hopes of winning the title.

The Gunners have confirmed that Havertz will have surgery in the coming days before undergoing a recovery and rehabilitation programme that will extend into pre-season.

It's All Kicking Off! co-host Chris Sutton has picked out the Arsenal first-team star who is being treated like Pele amid the club's injury crisis in attack.

Just as Mikel Arteta thought he had solved the attacking conundrum caused by Bukayo Saka's injury, the Spaniard has to perform surgery to his Arsenal frontline once again.

The loss of Havertz, Arsenal's top scorer this season with 15 goals, comes with the Gunners already missing Bukayo Saka , Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli through injury.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Arsenal striker Kai Havertz has suffered a worrying injury scare on the club's training trip to Dubai.

Martinelli went down clutching his hamstring in the 37th minute at St James' Park during the Gunners' Carabao Cup semi-final second leg defeat on Tuesday evening.

As well covering the key figures on goals, assists and appearances, our in-depth package also lays bare passing accuracy, tackle success rate and even distance covered by the entire squad.

ISAAN KHAN: Mikel Arteta 's side strolled to victory in the Champions League clash thanks to goals from Declan Rice , Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard in north London.

Martin Keown believes his former club Arsenal sent out an important message after coming from behind to beat Brentford 3-1 on Wednesday night.

ISAAN KHAN: Arsenal were forced to play most of their win over Crystal Palace without talismanic forward Bukayo Saka. But Gabriel Martinelli filled in admirably.

Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli shared a heartwarming moment with Ian Wright after scoring against Crystal Palace. Martinelli was on target as Mikel Arteta's side won 5-1.

Mail Sport's Issan Khan was at Selhurst Park and delivers his verdict on the players on show as Arsenal earned a 5-1 victory over Crystal Palace to move three points behind leaders Liverpool.

After finishing in second place in each of the last two Premier League seasons, Mikel Arteta's side are attempting to go one better this campaign.

Arsenal spent the last two seasons pushing Manchester City right to the end in their bid for a first Premier League title since 2003-04, but fell just short, and look set to miss out again this term.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES: Mikel Arteta's side started brightly and could've been ahead through Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus, who both squandered glorious chances.

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES: The first half was a slow burner. Arsenal meandered out of the blocks and a Gabriel Martinelli chance was all they really had to show for their opening 20 minutes.

The visitors thought they scored the winner when Bukayo Saka headed home from close-range late on, but it was ruled out as Gabriel Martinelli was offside in the build-up.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: Ruben Amorim suffered his first defeat as Manchester United manager as his side slumped to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal.

SIMON JONES: The Brazilian struggled to find consistency this year but scored in the 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday - his third of the season - and was rewarded with a call-up to the national side.

SAMI MOKBEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Mikel Arteta admits he will resort to 'praying' in Arsenal's mission to overturn Liverpool's nine-point lead at the Premier League summit.

Gabriel Martinelli put the visitors 1-0 up on the 60th minute, but Maresca's men rebounded shortly after with Pedro Neto firing home to bring the score level 10 minutes later.

OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: If City are faltering, then the statistics tell you Arsenal are, too. This was their fourth league game without a win.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE SAN SIRO: Mikel Arteta slammed two penalty decisions which went against his side as Arsenal lost their first Champions League match this season to Inter Milan.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (left) has been issued another huge injury scare after one of his first-team stars required further assessment on an injury suffered while on international duty.

The national team is currently in the thick of World Cup qualifiers but have endured a torrid run of results including recent defeats to Paraguay and a Copa America quarter-final exit against Uruguay.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES: Arsenal fought back from behind to beat Southampton and stay within touching distance of the Premier League top spot at the Emirates.

ISAAN KHAN: A new-look PSG, shorn of their superstar cast of yesteryear but talented nonetheless, arrived at the Emirates with ambitions of pulling off a Champions League shock.

Mikel Arteta's side secured a tense victory against Leicester on Saturday after James Justin's double cancelled out goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard.

IAN HERBERT AT THE EMIRATES: After a dominant start to the game, Arsenal went in front through Gabriel Martinelli before Leandro Trossard doubled their advantage.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: At times, it felt like Arsenal vs Mads Hermansen. The Danish goalkeeper had become the architect for Leicester to nearly walk away with something.

Calafiori, who joined Arsenal in the summer, netted his first Premier League goal with a stunning swerving effort from distance, as the visitors capitalised on a quick free-kick.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has named Raheem Sterling on the bench for the north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur.

CHRIS WHEELER IN LA: Yoro, who was making his second appearance since joining United in a £59million move from Lille, went off in the 33rd minute after receiving treatment on the pitch.

United lost their opening US pre-season tour game 2-1 last night but it was Onana that caught the eye after his energetic mind games in Los Angeles.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE SOFI STADIUM IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Arsenal had to come from behind to secure a 2-1 win over rivals Manchester United at the SoFi Stadium in California, on Saturday.

Footage released to social media showed Gabriel Martinelli falling to the floor in a heap after Eder Militao crashed into him with force, leaving the winger in pain as medical staff rushed on to treat him.