Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and his side will be keen to get their title challenge back on track when they return to domestic action against Nottingham Forest this weekend

Question marks have been raised regarding the strength and depth of the Arsenal squad, with key players such as Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and William Saliba having already missed key games due to injury or suspension. However, it is another of Arteta’s players who has revealed the ‘trickery’ used by his manager.

As the perception grows that Arsenal lack the clinical finisher needed to land a long-awaited league title, Arteta is reportedly eying a move for Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic. The 24-year-old has scored 50 goals in 117 games for the club, with his contract set to expire in 2026.

The margins in the Premier League are often very fine and in order to get a small advantage over opposing managers and teams, Oleksandr Zinchenko has revealed a trick Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta likes

In the past, Arteta's unique approach has included secretly hiring a team of professional pickpockets tasked with taking the phones and wallets of his first-team squad during a dinner.

Mikel Arteta’s plan for this international break was to spend most of it “praying” that Arsenal’s injury curse would not strike again.