The Gunners are light on numbers in attack after a number of serious injuries. Arteta previously admitted a new signing could be necessary after Bukayo Saka was sidelined for three months with a hamstring injury, before Ethan Nwaneri picked up an issue and Gabriel Jesus suffered a nasty ACL injury at the weekend.

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Mikel Arteta has said that Arsenal are “actively” looking to identify targets in the January transfer window as he admits the side “ideally need some help”. The Arsenal manager said his opinion on the situation was “clear” after losing Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus to hamstring and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.