Arsenal went with a midfield three of Declan Rice, Mikel Merino and Thomas Partey for Saturday’s defeat to Bournemouth - which was their first loss of the season. The Gunners are back in action against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday night, hosting the Ukrainian side in the Champions League, and Arteta thinks the new midfield needs time to gel.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has delivered a positive update on Martin Odegaard ’s return from an ankle injury and said the captain could be available next week if the final steps of his rehabilitation go to plan.

Arsenal have valuable weapon in Ethan Nwaneri who could solve key Mikel Arteta problem - No Martin Odegaard or Bukayo Saka has left the Gunners with a new issue that needs solving fast