VAR in our favour again. We’re on a roll.

Next 4 games will make or break our season.

Wolves Leicester, Spurs then Liverpool..........................

Thankfully we haven’t missed Leno with Martinez stepping in.

Yep, Martinez has been top quality. He's a big guy, brilliant shot stopping and top class distribution. Has stepped up well.

That Cédric, eh?

Who knew?

Arteta on Guendouzi's absence: "It is the same reasons as last week.

"Somethings have to change and nothing has changed."

Ah, that clears it right up!

It’s pretty clear what the problem is as far as I can see

If you could sell two players to make funds available, because I’m convinced thats the only way we’re making any signings other than free’s and loans, who would you let go?

Mine would be Lacazette and (look away Bern) Guendouzi. Two players who would bring in decent fees and I think have played out their time here.

Sadly Lacazette has not been able to reproduce his Lyon's scoring form for us. But we are likely to lose Aubameyang and that may see Lacazette being retained.

As for Guendouzi, a good squad player at the moment but can't get along with Arteta? But we may need the numbers in midfield - Özil, Ceballos and even Torreira may be gone next season. Unless Mkhitaryan and Elneny are integrated back to team but that doesn't seem like the plan.

Arteta on Guendouzi's absence: "It is the same reasons as last week.

"Somethings have to change and nothing has changed."

Sadly Lacazette has not been able to reproduce his Lyon's scoring form for us. But we are likely to lose Aubameyang and that may see Lacazette being retained.

As for Guendouzi, a good squad player at the moment but can't get along with Arteta? But we may need the numbers in midfield - Özil, Ceballos and even Torreira may be gone next season. Unless Mkhitaryan and Elneny are integrated back to team but that doesn't seem like the plan.

Leicester are in reverse at the moment. If they lose today they’re only 3 points ahead of Man U and wolves in 4th and 5th. It wouldn’t surprise me if both overtook them as well as Chelsea and Leicester finish 6th. Would be incredibly harsh on them as the shutdown and restart of football seems to have affected them, whereas Man U have managed to get rashford and pogba both back fit for games they wouldn’t have played

Mkhitaryan is gone, we’ve released him. I forgot Elneny even existed, I can’t see it, but quite a few players have returned Lazarus like under Arteta so never say never. Why might Torreria be gone next season? I also don’t think we’ll miss Özil seeing as he never plays. If we sell Guendouzi for a decent fee I think it’s a given we’ll sign someone in midfield to replace him.

Agree with you. Guendozi is a good squad player. Not in the same level as Vieira or Fabregas. Can he develop into that level? Yes, only if he focus fully on it and not let his emotions or ego get the better of him.

Can he develop to the level of the two best midfielders we’ve ever had? Safe to say no on that one.

Fabregas one “of the two best midfielders we’ve ever had”. Good god, he wouldn’t even get on the bench of my best ever Arsenal team, let alone the starting eleven. Brady was comfortably better. I’d put Pires above Fabregas too: he was much quicker for a start. But maybe pace no longer bothers you if you think Fabregas is one of our two best midfielders ever?

Different type of player but I’d have Petit in my team before Fabregas as well.

As for Guendouzi, a good squad player at the moment but can't get along with Arteta? But we may need the numbers in midfield - Özil, Ceballos and even Torreira may be gone next season. Unless Mkhitaryan and Elneny are integrated back to team but that doesn't seem like the plan.

But he was faster than Guendouzi though wasn’t he, and was also comfortably better in every regard at 17, making up for the pace with other attributes, see, that was my point. Guendouzi is slow and not good enough at other things to make up for it. And thankfully looks like he’s being moved on.

Agree we won't miss Özil just like we haven't missed Mkhitaryan and Elneny. Not sure how happy Torreira is at Arsenal but there have been transfer rumours surrounding him even in his first season with us. Our CM roster could look something like this next season: Xhaka, Willock, AMN, Emile Smith Rowe + 1 or even 2 new CMs

I’m hoping that Ceballos stays. He’s becoming a far more influential player for us and putting in far more complete performances.