The Arsenal manager has had his defensive options depleted, with Ben White, Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera all nursing minor issues. All three were left out of the midweek Carabao Cup clash with Ipswich and it remains to be seen whether they be will passed fit for the Brighton match.

The Spanish midfielder began to fall out of favor in the final weeks of last season.

Mikel Arteta lauded Max Dowman after the 16-year-old wonderkid produced a historic two-goal display in Arsenal's 4-2 Carabao Cup victory over Ipswich Town on Tuesday night. The Hale End sensation equalled a long-standing landmark set by Wayne Rooney,

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Few people watched Mikel Merino's return from a long injury more closely than his father. Angel Miguel Merino, himself a former LaLiga midfielder with Osasuna and Celta Vigo, was in the stands as his son came off the bench to score decisive goals against Portugal and Belgium on the way to Spain's World Cup triumph.

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