Different Faces

Injury to Martin Odegaard, a one-game suspension for Declan Rice and a fixture list that saw Arsenal travelling to Tottenham, Atalanta and Manchester City in the space of a week forced Mikel Arteta’s side into a pragmatic corner of late. Arsenal averaged 35% possession across those three games and demonstrated their defensive mettle.

Two of the three goals they scored in that period were Gabriel headers from corners, the other was a long distance strike from a left-back. Arsenal kept their...