It's Christmas Eve and in my football life, I'm not feeling particularly festive. The film is more Nightmare Before Christmas than Klaus on Netflix (great film, man, great film).
Arteta has admitted for the second time in a year that he has the thinnest squad in the Premier League, and we now have the chance to play with that accolade without our best player for 2-3 months.
The reality for every major club in the Premier League is that no one has adequate backup for their very best players.