COMMENT: Gunners must keep their focus, especially in the transfer market

With the transfer window on the verge of opening, Arsenal’s battling performance at West Ham should leave manager Arsene Wenger pondering what his priorities really should be in the market this January.

On a day when Arsenal were again heavily linked with a big-money move for PSG striker Edison Cavani, it certainly didn’t look as though a striker should be the priority — but neither should three welcome points, and a clear rise in team morale, hide the fact that other areas of the squad still need strengthening.

Cavani, rumoured to be unhappy in the French capital, is available in January for €60m and, of course, comes with an impressive pedigree after previous success at Napoli and with Uruguay, averaging a goal every other game across his career.