Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta should prove Mikel Merino wrong and continue to utilise the 28-year-old as a makeshift striker when the Gunners host West Ham in the Premier League at the weekend. Merino came off the bench for the final 20 minutes of Arsenal’s clash with Leicester on Saturday and proved to be the matchwinner as he scored a quickfire brace.

Arsenal are currently embroiled in a major injury crisis and have picked up another significant problem during a warm weather training camp in Dubai ahead of their next game

Arsenal have announced a statement confirming Kai Havertz will miss the rest of the season through injury. The German suffered a hamstring injury during the club’s winter training camp in Dubai. A statement on Arsenal’s club website said: "We can confirm that Kai Havertz has sustained a hamstring injury during a training session in Dubai last week.