Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal started this season aware they were "super short" in squad depth and possessed several players at risk of injury but "couldn't do anything about it."

Arsenal were forced to give a former hero a guard of honour less than a year after he left the club. The Gunners faced Manchester United in their first match after securing the Premier League

Arteta sounds like someone who knows what needs to be done at Arsenal, now the onus is on him and the club's top brass to do it