Arsenal Women hit a new low at Manchester City
Manchester City 4–2 Arsenal in the WSL. Your team led twice in Manchester and still lost, and now the table looks ugly.
Arsenal Women are tenth, without a WSL win in four, and 10 points behind leaders City after five games (5)(8)(9). Manchester City were patient and ruthless once they got going (5).
Renee Slegers is not walking away. \"I'm full of energy\" to keep leading the club, she said after the defeat (2).
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Her own words on the pattern of these games were blunter. \"There have been many matches where we feel we have it, and then suddenly we don't. It's really gruelling and mentally demanding\" (5).
The week was worse than one scoreline. Arsenal Women threw away a two-goal lead in a 2–2 draw at Paris FC before the City loss (8). Ten points off the top in October is the context that matters now (9).
Saliba eyes December, no surgery
William Saliba is targeting a return to action in December after a back fracture picked up at the World Cup, and no operation is planned (3).
He did not soften it: \"My back is done,\" he said (3).
Saliba is the one defender Arsenal cannot easily replace, so a December date is the biggest single piece of good news around the squad.
Three defenders back for Leeds
Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie are all back in training ahead of the Leeds United game (7).
Mikel Arteta gets real options back for Saturday's Premier League visit of Leeds, with Arsenal second on 12 points after five games (7).
Jurrien Timber has also given an update on his own fitness, while another Arsenal player has been ruled out for weeks (11).
Arsenal want Nusa after Tzolis blow
Arsenal are pushing again for Antonio Nusa, with Christos Tzolis injured and both Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard gone (1).
RB Leipzig want around €64m for the winger (1).
Wide cover is thin enough that this one is worth watching.
Two more names on the winger list
Brentford are ready to sell Kevin Schade if a good bid comes in, and Arsenal are among the clubs linked with him alongside Liverpool and Manchester United (12).
Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz is the other name doing the rounds (13).
Arsenal have also been scouting Freiburg striker Igor Matanovic, now valued at around £50m, with Chelsea and Manchester United in the same race (10).
£22m bid readied for a young midfielder
Arsenal are reported to be preparing a £22m offer for a 21-year-old midfield prospect who already admires something about Arteta's group (6).
Fan reactions
The mood on r/Gunners is split between Martin Ødegaard's Norway form and the pain of the weekend. Fans are pointing at his 12 goal contributions in his last 11 games for Norway, including the assist for Kristoffer Ajer against Portugal, while others are talking up Bukayo Saka's third-best Premier League rating so far. The Manchester City loss still sits heavy, with one thread simply titled a tough loss in Manchester. Ødegaard's Norway numbers
