Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ready for the challenge of coping without Bukayo Saka

“If we have the thinnest squad, what do we need? We really dug into that to make sure that we utilise every player in the best possible potential, and everybody has to feel part of it."

Mikel Arteta will have to cope without Bukayo Saka (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes Bukayo Saka’s absence will transform him into a better manager.

The Gunners will begin a period of matches – which is likely to extend into double figures – without Saka when they host Ipswich at the Emirates on Friday.