Gunners look understrength as Saints unchanged

Arsenal looked amazingly threadbare for their Premiership clash with Southampton with Dennis Bergkamp, Jose Antonio Reyes and Cesc Fabregas starting suspensions and Edu and Sol Campbell on the injured list.

Manager Arsene Wenger also dropped right back Lauren and had striker Jeremie Aliadiere on the bench for the first time since being injured in the first game of the season.