It may be the international break, but there are still plenty of big stories emerging from the Emirates for Arsenal supporters to devour!
Mikel Arteta's side enjoyed an unbelievable start to the season, winning six of their first seven Premier League fixtures to go top of the table - one point ahead of champions Manchester City and bitter rivals Tottenham. It's an exciting time to be a Gooner.
The challenge for Arsenal will be maintaining their form over the coming weeks. If they're still at the top of the table by time the World Cup starts in November, they'll surely be considered as title candidates. Here are the latest headlines involving the Gunners.
Arsenal win derby
Although the men aren't playing this weekend, the women are. Arsenal defeated Tottenham 4-0 in the North London derby at the Emirates in front of a record crowd for a Women's Super League game. A whopping 53,737 fans attended the fixture.
"Part of being in football is that you collect all those memories together with people that you really enjoy working with," said manager Jonas Eidevall. "Today was a special day for us and hopefully, it was the start of us playing in front of many people at the Emirates."
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Getty Images)Vivianne Miedema scored twice for the Gunners, while Beth Mead and Rafaelle Souza also found the net. The result leaves Arsenal top of the WSL table. Miedema said: "I mean, it was obviously unreal with all the fans here in the stadium, 53,000 I think it was.
"That’s the games you want to play in and that’s the games you want to win, and obviously that is against Tottenham with all the extra Arsenal fans... this one felt really good!"
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Partey suffers injury
Thomas Partey withdrew from Ghana's starting XI against Brazil on Friday night after feeling some discomfort during the warm-up. The 29-year-old midfielder is a key member of Arteta's side and the Spaniard doesn't have too many options in that department.
The Ghanaian FA have not confirmed the nature of Partey's injury and it's unclear if he'll be fit for next weekend's North London derby against Tottenham. Arsenal right-back Takehiro Tomiyasu was also withdrawn from Japan's squad due to "club circumstances".
Ghana were comprehensively beaten 3-0 by Brazil in France thanks to a goal from Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos and a brace from Tottenham forward Richarlison. Brazil are considered among the favourites to win this year's World Cup in Qatar.
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Midfielder on radar
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Goran Stanzl/Pixsell/MB Media/Getty Images)Partey's injury could see Arsenal dip into the transfer market. They are interested in Rennes midfielder Lovro Majer and scouted the midfielder on Thursday evening when he played for Croatia in their Nations League fixture against Denmark.
The 24-year-old has been compared to Luka Modric and done well since joining Rennes from Dinamo Zagreb in a £10million deal last summer. It's believed Rennes want at least £44million for Majer, as he still has nearly four years left on his existing contract.
Arsenal attempted to sign Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz on deadline day, such is their need to strengthen that department. Arteta said earlier this month: "We pushed to strengthen the team and bring the best possible people and players to this football club.
"We have managed to a certain level. Time was a big limitation with what happened in the last 72 hours in our midfield. It is the team that we have and for the me it is the best squad and the best players that I have available. There is nothing else we can do."
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