Mikel Arteta may be tempted to rest star players for tonight's Champions League opener with big test to come away to Manchester City on Sunday afternoon but injuries mean fringe stars must start regar

Arsenal allowed three Hale End graduates to leave the club in the summer transfer window, and Bukayo Saka has admitted how he has missed them.

Arsenal have been handed another injury scare with Mikel Arteta revealing Bukayo Saka asked to be taken off during their north London derby win over Tottenham. Gabriel Magalhaes’ towering header in the second-half sealed victory for the Gunners on a day where Arteta’s first-team options were seriously depleted.