Arsenal were supposed to be tired and faltering – instead they look reinvigorated

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Arsenal's players are among the most-used in the league but after two good results they look as fresh as ever

A lot can happen in a week. Seven days ago, had just been knocked out of the by Bayern Munich, having only just had their title chances dented by at the Emirates. The external view, understandably, was that Arsenal were shot. Focus was switching to them falling short once again in April. At that point, it was the month in which Mikel Arteta had performed worst in as Arsenal manager .

In the context of the title race, was ’s only player in the top 50, while Manchester City’s most-used players were and . Some of this will be down to injuries Arsenal have suffered throughout the season. For example, , while has been struggling with minor injuries since the winter. Had they been fit more often, that may have eased the load on Rice and White.

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