Arsenal will be without William Saliba and Granit Xhaka against Manchester City on Wednesday night. The Gunners head up north for a colossal clash in the race for the Premier League title.
Arsenal's three consecutive draws have opened up the door for City, who are five points behind Mikel Arteta's side with two games in hand.
The visitors were without the key defender and midfielder in last Friday's 3-3 draw with Southampton - and Arteta does not expect to have them back in time to take on City.
Xhaka missed the Saints match through illness, while Saliba has been struggling with a lower back injury for six weeks. ALSO READ: Arsenal £75m transfer coup shows up the faults in City spending bores On Saliba, Arteta said: "There’s not been a real improvement unfortunately, on him, so we’re still waiting.