Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sounded the alarm over player workload, saying his team’s injury crisis is “a consequence” of increasing demands on footballers. Arteta said he was training his squad “less than ever” in a bid to balance a schedule that can require European football’s top stars to play 60-70 games a season.

Kai Havertz's season-ending injury is a "big blow" to Arsenal and it will test their mettle once again after the club navigated through several injuries this season to sit second in the Premier League,

Arsenal will be without Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka as they attempt to keep their title charge alive with three points at Leicester