1) Arsenal’s injury woes are set to continue
Arsenal brought in former German national fitness coach Shad Forsythe in the summer, and it was suggested that he would revolutionise the way things were done at the Emirates and put an end to the Gunners’ insane injury record.
Evidently things haven’t quite worked out that way however, and Arsenal seem to be having their same old luck with injuries this season.
With French duo Olivier Giroud and Mathieu Debuchy already out long-term, Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey have now been added to that list. Nacho Monreal and Theo Walcott are still some way off a return, and there are a number of injuries to some of the youth prospects like Serge Gnabry.
Abou Diaby is the only surprise exclusion from the doctor’s office, perhaps Arsene Wenger asked Forsythe to devote all his attention to the injury prone Frenchman.