The injury crisis would appear to leave Arteta with no option but to field a front three of Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and youngster Ethan Nwaneri against Leicester as they travel to King Power Stadium on Saturday.
Arsenal’s injury issues appear to have been compounded with Kai Havertz facing a scan on a muscular issue sustained at the club’s warm weather training camp in Dubai.
Were Havertz to be ruled out of action, it could leave Arteta without his first four forward options ahead of a vital period both domestically and in Europe.
An injury scare for Kai Havertz has compounded the club’s existing injury issues.
Mikel Arteta took his squad away during a short period without a fixture in the hope of re-energising them for a Premier League title charge, but the manager appears to have been dealt another blow.
