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Nuno Tavares was only signed from Benfica last summer, but could already be nearing an Arsenal exit - albeit on a temporary basis.

The left-back played far more than many expected he would last term thanks to persistent injuries to first-choice Kieran Tierney. In some of those games, particularly towards the end of the season, Tavares undeniably struggled to hit the required standard and appeared to lose the faith of manager Mikel Arteta.

It was a turbulent debut campaign for the young Portugal Under-21 international who suffered two humiliating substitutions inside the opening 45 minutes of games. The first came less than 40 minutes into a third-round FA Cup tie away at Nottingham Forest.

After failing to follow his instructions, Arteta made the decision to haul Tavares off in place of Tierney. The substitution prompted an angry reaction from the young defender, who threw his gloves to the floor in anger as he made his way to his seat on the bench.

Following that public outburst, Arteta was quick to insist he was only acting in Tavares' best interests. "It is not pleasant to make those decisions, it leaves a bad taste but at the same time we are here to help our players and to help our players you have to do it in many different ways," the Arsenal boss explained.

"I have been substituted after 45 minutes and I have