Could a lack of depth cost Arsenal in Premier League push?
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Highlights from the Carabao Cup third-round match between Arsenal and Brighton
It was a chance for some of Arsenal’s second string to test themselves against Premier League opposition, were any to be called upon and needed by Mikel Arteta in the top flight. But it was a night where few of the Arsenal manager’s supporting cast covered themselves in much glory.
The drop-off between the starting XI and what lies beneath will be of concern for the Gunners’ hopes of lasting the course and continuing to push at the top of the league.
A few recruits in January would not go amiss if they are to continue their current run because a spate of injuries in the wrong places would swiftly derail their progress.
“That’s the squad we have,” admitted Mikel Arteta. “We have to try and utilise it as well as possible. But today we came up short. We didn’t do what we needed to do in both boxes to win the match.