Arsenal have managed to cope very well despite the injuries suffered by a number of their key stars. Unlike previous seasons where there has been sporadic issues of relative frequency when it came to absences, Mikel Arteta has lost several members of his group in the opening seven games of the new season.
Martin Odegaard has been missing since before the North London Derby as has Oleksandr Zinchenko. Kieran Tierney has not been able to make a single matchday squad after suffering a major hamstring injury in the European Championships.
Ben White, Jurrien Timber, David Raya, Gabriel Jesus, Mikel Merino, Riccardo Calafiori and Takehiro Tomiyasu have also all missed matches because of injury-related issues. While both Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard have served one-match suspensions after receiving red cards against Brighton and Manchester City respectively.
Arteta has however since been able to integrate and give minutes to most of his summer signings. Merino is now playing matches from the bench, Calafiori has almost secured a starting spot while Raheem Sterling remains an option from the bench but did make his first start against Southampton. Yet one player remains yet to get any game time.
