Arsenal travel to Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon as the Premier League resumes following a weekend off for the latest of the first three international breaks of the season. The Gunners may have wished not to see their unbeaten start to the season interrupted for a second time but they now need to refocus and build momentum again before the clash with Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium next week.
Mikel Arteta has had nine players out of the senior group or suffer problems while away with their respective nations. The number that have stayed behind has allowed the Spaniard more time to work with them and give a week off from action to recover from injury.
David Raya kept two clean sheets for Spain during the break, and did well under pressure with his distribution which will please Arteta. William Saliba, meanwhile, had a less than fun time as a slip gave away a penalty against Belgium, although his teammate Gabriel Magalhaes had a better time being awarded man of the match against Chile.
