Arsenal may already have a fix to their striker problem, and Pep Guardiola will earn credit if it works.
The Gunners will be without both of their first-choice frontmen for the rest of the season after Gabriel Jesus (knee) and Kai Havertz (hamstring) suffered significant injuries. That’s in addition to hampered wingers Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, who also missed Saturday’s 2-0 win against Leicester, although all are set to return during next month’s international break, meaning they may play as early as April 1.
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Leandro Trossard started as Arsenal’s center attacker at the King Power Stadium, but creative midfielder Mikel Merino came off the bench to play false nine and secure the victory with two late goals. Raheem Sterling also made a rare start on the left wing, while 17-year-old wonder Ethan Nwaneri was selected player of the match on the right side, and Gunners icon Ian Wright stated Sterling should take most of his opportunity now that he is on loan from Chelsea.
“The opportunity that has arisen for him [Sterling], this is the time where he should buckle down and say, ‘I have to make this work’,” Wright said on the Sky Bet-sponsored Stick to Football podcast. “Otherwise, he will leave with a whimper. The last time I saw him come in and accomplish something in a short period of time was against Manchester United; that’s what you want to see from him: come on and attempt to make something happen.”
Mikel Arteta served as Guardiola assistant for three years at Manchester City, and it was during that partnership the Catalan talked up Sterling’s potential as a striker. And while the 30-year-old’s temporary spell at the Emirates hasn’t exactly seen him at his vintage best,
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