Arsenal enter the November international break knowing it is the last break in the domestic calendar until March. That said, it comes at perhaps the most kind-spirited time for the Gunners in some ways.
Mikel Arteta failed to secure a Premier League win in the run of games between this break and the last, piling the pressure on and dredging up questions over the club’s title aims. When the side returns from this break, however, they will embark on a run where they leave the capital just once for a Champions League clash with Sporting CP.
Riccardo Calafiori has been missing for Arsenal since he suffered a minor knee injury against Shakhtar Donetsk. While described as an escape from something more serious, even a minor problem to this particular joint can cause a period of absence that covers several weeks and that has been the case.
