Something interesting is happening with Arsenal’s left-back hierarchy. Oleksandr Zinchenko has been back with the squad for the last three games, yet has not made it off the bench in any of them. Against Liverpool, as against Shakhtar, Arteta chose instead to use 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Mikel Arteta has said he is "praying" for Arsenal to avoid further injury setbacks during this month's international break after suffering an "absolute nightmare" with fitness problems this season.