Overview
- Arsenal lead the Premier League with 26 points after 11 matches, their 10-game winning run halted by a 2-2 draw at Sunderland before the international break.
- Bukayo Saka told talkSPORT the team is shutting out external noise, saying opinions "change like the weather" and stressing belief inside the dressing room.
- BK Häcken sporting director Martin Ericsson called Arsenal’s interest in 21-year-old Silas Andersen "quite reasonable" and said the club hopes to keep him, with the player describing Arsenal as "a big club."
- Reports say Saka’s ongoing contract talks could result in a new deal making him Arsenal’s top earner, though no agreement has been announced.
- Pundit Keith Wyness cautioned that injuries could shape the title race, with Viktor Gyokeres sidelined and Riccardo Calafiori a doubt after missing Italy training.