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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta may have cooled rumours of a big month of Arsenal spending but it looks as if the Gunners will need to be active during the window to sustain a Premier League title push.
League leaders Liverpool humbled a toothless Gunners side at the Emirates Stadium in the FA Cup on Sunday night and three losses in their last five has seen a five-point gap open up between fourth-placed Arsenal and the Reds.
LondonWorld looks at what the Arsenal starting XI might look like if some of the transfer rumours swirling around North London were to come true this month.
9. LW - Gabriel Martinelli
Needs to improve on his two Premier League goals this year but the talent is undeniably there. | Arsenal FC via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. ST - Ivan Toney
Ivan Toney has pledged his allegiance to Brentford and Mikel Arteta has labelled the move 'unrealistic' - but links continue and this transfer story doesn't quite seem done this month. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
11. RW - Bukayo Saka
Arsenal wonderkid's output has diminished in recent weeks but he still has six goals and seven assists this term. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images