Mikel Arteta has hinted at risky Arsenal strategy for Leicester, Liverpool and Aston Villa

The footballing powers decided to reschedule Arsenal’s postponed fixture with Liverpool in the middle of the two crucial Premier League games against Leicester City and Aston Villa next week before the international break.

Arsenal will play the Foxes on Sunday in the late 16:30 kick-off, face Liverpool on Wednesday at 20:15 before then travelling to Aston Villa on Saturday for the early kick-off at 12:30. Frankly, the organisation of the three matches gives the Gunners very little preparation and recovery time.

Having endured a season where the officiating surrounding the club has been nothing short of abysmal, Arsenal fans will not be surprised to see the powers at be serve up yet more obstacles for their top-four challenge.

The tight schedule brings up plenty of discussion topics in a season where midweek games have not been a prevalent fixture for the Gunners due to their absence from European football.

However, in their midweek clashes with West Ham and a Wolves double-header, they won all three.

Mikel Arteta has seen his squad hit by a couple of absences with Emile Smith-Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu both missing fixtures through illness and injury respectively.

The summer window allowed Arsenal to recruit Nuno Tavares and Sambi Lokonga to provide depth at left-back and central midfield. Although Arteta has refrained from heavy rotation throughout the season, instead preferring to stick with his best eleven.

This will provide a big clue as to how Arteta will look to approach the next three matches despite their close proximity to one another.

In the three wins over Southampton, West Ham and Leeds United, taking place over the course of eight days, Arsenal scored nine goals conceding just once. Arteta decided to name an