With Arsenal drawing 0-0 and toiling against Leicester City on Saturday, Arteta brought Merino on for a struggling Raheem Sterling in the 69th minute and his two goals secured three points. Ethan Nwaneri had been a rare bright spark for Arsenal up until then,

The Gunners will travel north with just three first team forwards for Mikel Arteta to pick from: Leandro Trossard, struggling Chelsea loanee Raheem Sterling and 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri. A Leicester side with just three points to their name is a favorable opponent but there are going to be serious questions about how much threat Arsenal can pose until Martinelli and Bukayo Saka return next month.

The Gunners are without Kai Havertz for the rest of the season after his hamstring injury and Arteta named a front three of Raheem Sterling, Leandro Trossard and Ethan Nwaneri last time out. Those three players are the only fit attackers Arteta can call on and the Arsenal manager then turned to Merino as a makeshift centre forward.

Former Premier League striker Glen Murray says Arsenal winger Ethan Nwaneri is "everything that Raheem Sterling isn't" currently. Sterling was substituted early in the second half of Saturday's 2-0 win at Leicester,

Mikel Arteta says Raheem Sterling "has to" have a big influence on the Premier League title race. Arsenal are currently without key attacking options due to injury and when asked if the 30-year-old can still have a big impact on Arsenal's season,

Paul Merson was “flabbergasted” by a Mikel Arteta selection in Arsenal’s defeat to West Ham on Saturday. Jarrod Bowen scored the only goal of the game at the end of the first half for Graham Potter’s side, with defeat for the Gunners leaving them 11 points behind league-leaders Liverpool, who beat Manchester City on Sunday.

Raheem Sterling has been told to take a look in the mirror in a bid to turn his dismal Arsenal loan spell around. The 30-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements by Chelsea in the summer before joining the Gunners on deadline day on loan.

Reports have consistently suggested that Sterling is doing all the right things behind the scenes, and it’s just a matter of translating that to the pitch. Arsenal fans can only hope that when the floodgates open, the goals and assists start flowing.

Chelsea loanee Raheem Sterling's confidence at Arsenal is at "rock bottom" as a new update on his interaction with the youngster has emerged.

Mikel Arteta has been left with a real headache in the attacking department at Arsenal. Firstly, Arsenal lost Bukayo Saka to a torn hamstring in December during the 5-1 win at Crystal Palace, before the Gunners also saw Gabriel Jesus suffer a serious knee injury, ending the Brazilian’s season.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright says Raheem Sterling must take his chance with Kai Havertz out injured. Sterling is one of two fit recognised senior forwards at Arsenal currently as Mikel Arteta’s side aim to hunt down Liverpool in the Premier League title race.