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Is Top Four In Arsenal's Hands

Mikel Arteta has a problem on his hands - he has too many in-form attacking players!

In Gabriel Martinelli, Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard the Spaniard has four red hot players to fit into just three positions behind Alexandre Lacazette up top.

Sure, it's the kind of issue that most managers dream of. Deciding between which goalscoring and creating young talent to play across your front line is hardly Sophie's Choice, but it's a decision that needs to be made.

After Saturday's 2-1 win over Brentford though, Arteta seemed to indicate that he has a slightly unconventional solution to his dilemma.

With his strike against the Bees, Smith Rowe became the first Gunners academy graduate since Cesc Fabregas to hit double figures for the season, but in recent months it has generally been the 21-year-old who has had to sit on the sidelines.

While injuries have played their part in this, Saturday marked just a second Premier League start for the England international since the 3-2 defeat to Manchester United at the start of December. Now though it seems Arteta may have come up with a way to address that.

"I think he can play in four positions," said the Spaniard when asked about Smith Rowe's best position.

"He can play as a left winger, a left attacking midfielder, a right attacking midfielder and he can play as a nine, very, very well I think."