Riccardo Calafiori – like Timber – is dealing with yet another fitness setback. It is telling that the statement summer arrival was at home as Arsenal lost their second game in two weeks.
He posted online with the game on TV. Already 1-0 down when he put up an image onto his Instagram story alongside two younger children, it is needed evidence of the problems Arsenal have suffered.
Calafiori being unavailable is one of many injury absences for Arteta to deal with. At this stage of the season it is a growing concern just how much the physical state of his squad is being felt, and it might be having an irreversible impact on how the entire campaign plays out.
