Tomiyasu has not yet played a single minute for Arsenal this season, having suffered a knee injury in the summer. The Japanese defender has not returned to training and a recent vague update from Arteta suggests that a return is not imminent. "At the moment, it’s difficult to say," the Arsenal boss said.

"It was so tough. We reacted really good and the second half was extremely tough - more mentally than physically."

Arsenal's big-name summer signing Riccardo Calafiori has been drip-fed into action for the title-chasing Gunners but the £42million defender insists he's ready to show what he's made of