As a footnote, it may be reassuring to some to know there are still Arsenal players out there racking up the cards: midfielder Fabio Vieira, on loan at Hamburg in the German Bundesliga, has been sent off in two of his five league appearances for them so far — one straight red, one for two yellows.

Their defenders have multiple routes to points, with Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori on three goal involvements, and Jurrien Timber on four. Gabriel leads the way among defenders for big chances on goal with three, while Timber has had five shots on target.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hailed the anticipation of his goalkeeper David Raya in contributing to the Gunners’ outstanding clean sheet record.The Gunners have kept eight straight clean sheets in

Liverpool and City meet on Sunday and neither can afford to lose as they look to keep up the chase to first-placed Arsenal

They have won nothing yet, but this Arsenal side reminds me of the ones I won three league titles with, writes Martin Keown.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes former captain Granit Xhaka will become a “great coach” one day. Although the Spaniard acknowledged that the midfielder is a long way off hanging up his boots, having played every minute for newly-promoted Sunderland since he joined in July after a two-year spell at Bayer Leverkusen.

Rumors about Luciano Spalletti’s project for Juventus continue, especially considering that he must improve a team that currently are not in their best moment.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed in his news conference before the Burnley match that he hoped Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard could be fit for Arsenal's match with rivals Tottenham. The north London derby is on 23 November and Arteta sounded hopeful when asked about the trio's return.

Upstart new boys Sunderland and their former Arsenal star Granit Xhaka welcome the Premier League-leading Gunners to the Stadium of Light on Saturday.