Mikel Arteta says Arsenal are open to bringing in a free agent to solve their injury crisis in attack. The Gunners are desperately short on attacking options after Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz suffered hamstring injuries. Martinelli is due to be out of action for at least a month, while Havertz will miss the rest of the season.

Kai Havertz is the latest Arsenal star to sustain an injury. With Jesus, Martinelli, and Saka also out, Mikel Arteta said one defender has offered to play up front.

Mikel Arteta looks to have found the solution to his striker problems with makeshift centre forward Mikel Merino after his two match-winning goals against Leicester. Coming into this match all the talk was about how Arsenal would play without a recognised striker after Kai Havertz's hamstring injury.