Catch all the latest Arsenal news, including updates on the Leicester City win, Kai Havertz’s injury and Myles Lewis-Skelly and Mikel Merino’s heroics.
Arsenal ensured they remained close to Premier League leaders Liverpool with a late win over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
Mikel Merino scored a brace to give Mikel Arteta’s side a much-needed three points, putting pressure on Arne Slot’s league leaders.
It was an essential result after a harrowing week on the injury front that saw Kai Havertz ruled out for the rest of the season, with must-win games coming thick and fast.
Ahead of another crucial week of training and action, here’s a look at the biggest Arsenal stories.
Kai Havertz breaks silence on injury
Havertz sustained a hamstring injury during the Gunners’ mid-season training camp in Dubai, striking Arsenal’s attack down once again.
Arteta has just three senior attackers to pick from now, putting pressure on the squad to step up at a time of need.
For now, the priority is ensuring those sidelined are in a good place, as Havertz reacted to his injury news.
The German confirmed that he underwent surgery in an emotional social media post, where he was flooded with well wishes.
Read more about how the Arsenal squad reacted to Havertz’s injury update.
Myles Lewis-Skelly identified as Arsenal’s unsung hero
In the aftermath of Arsenal’s win over Leicester City, it became clear that it wasn’t only Ethan Nwaneri and Merino who starred.
Arsenal fans applauded Myles Lewis-Skelly after the game, reacting in awe to the 18-year-old’s goal-preventing clearance to ensure the score stayed level.
It wasn’t only fans who spoke highly of the left-back, as Arteta shared glowing praise of the teenager when speaking to the media after the victory.
Read more about what Arteta said about Lewis-Skelly’s clearance.
Mikel Merino makes Arsenal history alongside Cesc Fabregas
The Leicester victory was hard-fought and for all of the squad’s efforts, the game couldn’t have been won without striker extraordinaire Merino.
Coming off the bench as a makeshift number nine, the midfielder scored a match-winning brace, seeing William Saliba make a huge claim about Merino on social media post-game.
As well as earning the praise of his teammates, Merino wrote himself into Arsenal’s Premier League history books, joining Cesc Fabregas with one remarkable achievement.
Read about the record Merino matched with his two goals against Leicester.
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