Mikel Arteta must get inventive with Arsenal's striker choice in the face of major injury concern

The Gunners have come out of the January transfer window weaker in the attack than when the market first opened, which has left Mikel Arteta’s side qualifying for a Champions League place in doubt.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang departed for Barcelona, while Folarin Balogun joined Middlesbrough on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Arsenal failed to replace the departures with a new signing, which has left Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah as the only strikers at the club, however, the two layers only have three open play goals between them in the Premier League which has caused a lot of doubt amongst the fan base.

looks at potential striker solutions that Arteta could use to help push for a European spot ahead of next season.

Arsenal have already used Gabriel Martinelli as a striker this season, which did not go to plan, but that should not prevent Mikel Arteta from playing the Brazilian in that position going forward.

He is more potent in front of goal than Eddie Nketiah and would be an excellent backup option to Lacazette.

Having Martinelli as the forward can definitely work if Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, and Bukayo Saka play as the three behind because they can all be interchangeable and create a fluid attack.

has played as a striker before and that was proved during the 2019/20 season against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup when he scored a brace in an end-to-end 5-5 clash.

He played so well in this match that he was endorsed by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, as he described the Brazilian as being an

One of Arsenal’s greatest strikers Robin Van Persie compared Martinelli’s growth himself, as he said : “The moves he makes, he is always looking for space. I was playing on the wing at that age.