Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has suggested the club could look to the free-agent market to address their growing injury crisis in attack. With Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz sidelined by hamstring injuries, and both Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus also out, the Gunners find themselves dangerously short on firepower.

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Arsenal are considering dipping into the free agent market after losing Kai Havertz to injury for the remainder of the campaign

Arsenal are in the market for a free agent forward after losing Kai Havertz for the remainder of the season, with Mikel Arteta open to adding to his squad outside the transfer window

Midfielder Mikel Merino scored two late goals to keep Arsenal's Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, after the Spaniard was thrust into a makeshift centre-forward role by his club’s injury crisis up front.

After all the hand-wringing about Arsenal’s lack of a striker, it turns out Mikel Merino may have been the unexpected solution. Merino eased Arsenal’s attacking concerns with two late goals off the bench to secure a 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday.

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino said he hoped his match-winning brace against Leicester City would be enough to satisfy his wife after he forgot to buy her a Valentine's Day present on Friday. Spain international Merino stole the hearts of Gunners supporters on Saturday afternoon as he emerged from the bench to score twice in the final 10 minutes at the King Power Stadium to keep his side's Premier League title hopes alive.

Leicester City host Arsenal in the Premier League’s early kick-off today, with the injury hit visitors looking to close the gap on Liverpool in the title race. The Gunners have the chance to go within four points of the league leaders after Everton denied the Reds victory with a late equaliser in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday.