Arteta made eight changes to the side that beat Everton 1-0 at the weekend, with Gabriel Jesus coming in for his first start in 345 days after recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury - and the performance felt disjointed.

Arsenal were confirmed as Chelsea's Carabao Cup semi-final opponents after victory over Crystal Palace on penalties.

Fifteen wins in 17 matches in the Dutch league and are in the race to end up in the league phase's top 24 right now in the Champions League. Their only two wins in Europe this season came from a stunning 4-1 win at Liverpool away and a dominant 6-2 rout of Napoli at home. It's definitely a good season so far.

There were some historic Champions League performances and the team are top of the league at Christmas - but injuries again hit Arsenal

Arsenal raced down the other end with a free-flowing counter-attack only for Martinez to tip Jesus' shot over. Riccardo Calafiori's header from Saka's ensuing corner was blocked, and so was Jurrien Timber's effort, but a toe-poke from Lacroix ended up in the Palace net.

Former Atlético Madrid sporting director Andrea Berta, now at Arsenal, has delivered some brilliant signings—and a few real duds—over the years.

Saha scored 42 goals in 124 games, even though his time at United was blighted by injuries. By the time he hung up his boots in 2013 at the age of 35, Saha had played for Metz, Newcastle, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland and Lazio.