Ahead of the Gunners’ upcoming clash against Newcastle United in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, Arteta discussed Gabriel Martinelli. Mikel Arteta thinks Martinelli can play as a striker when going over the different centre-forward options he has at his disposal apart from Kai Havertz and the injured Gabriel Jesus.

Mikel Arteta has admitted that Arsenal are "disappointed" they couldn't improve their squad in the January window. MORE — 3 things we learned as Arsenal hammered Man City 5-1 Over the last month, and for most of the last few years,