Francis Coquelin

After Kieran Gibbs’ latest setback ruled him out for a month Arsene Wenger has admitted that he may be forced into making an unplanned January signing. The problem for the manager is that he already has two players for each full back position so if he spends money on a quality deputy, he will inevitably be forced to let a player leave in the summer as opportunities will be restricted once our bizarre injury flare up has eased.

Our injured midfielder's reputation has grown during the opening months of the season as our well publicised struggles have seen an unfamiliar tendency to relinquish possession become a worryingly common feature. Despite not being scheduled to return to the side until February, young Jack is still an optimistic soul and has stated that a top four finish is not already out of reach.

A generally improved display littered with mistakes leads to fourth defeat in seven games. 

Our next two away games are at Tottenham and Chelsea so we need to pick up maximum points at home, starting with Bolton tomorrow.