Mikel Arteta will be looking for an immediate response from his Arsenal side when they face Brentford on Saturday afternoon.
Perhaps it's very good news for the Spaniard that it is back to home comforts for the north London outfit following successive 1-0 defeats away from home in the past fortnight against Manchester City and Everton in the FA Cup fourth round and Premier League respectively.
Whilst defeat to the latter was largely disappointing - mainly due to the performance - the Gunners remain five points clear at the top of the Premier League table thanks in part to an unlikely favour from rivals Tottenham Hotspur who beat Man City on Sunday afternoon.
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Having lost two games on the bounce for the first time this season, Arteta has laid out the importance of returning to winning ways as soon as possible, starting with the visit of Brentford to the Emirates Stadium: "These are the moments when I love my players more and my staff more and we’re going to stay together," the Spaniard said after the Everton game.
"This journey is going to be difficult and challenging and there's going to be big stones in the middle and we have to overcome that. Now we have to prepare the week really well to get to Saturday with the right emotional spirit to beat Brentford."
One way Arteta can look to elicit a response is by ringing the changes. Interestingly one alteration to the side that started at Goodison Park has been proposed by some Arsenal supporters which would see Ben White rested and Takehiro Tomiyasu getting the nod at right-back.
Should Arteta take this advice on board, it would be somewhat of a surprise given White has started every Premier League game so far this season and with that in mind, football.london takes a look at what other changes could be under consideration with regard to Arsenal's starting XI or matchday squad against Brentford.
Trossard for Martinelli?
Similar to White, the last two Arsenal Premier League games have also been a struggle for Gabriel Martinelli and there's been some chatter amongst supporters on social media that he too should be rested after starting all but one game since the season resumed after the World Cup break.
Leandro Trossard, a £21m signing in the January transfer window, is the obvious replacement for the Brazilian and this is a change Arteta has made against Manchester United and Everton - albeit from the substitutes bench - as this could be the Belgium international's full home debut.
Nelson return
The one bit of good news either side of the 1-0 loss at Goodison Park was Reiss Nelson's return to training. Sidelined for just over a month with a hamstring injury sustained in the friendly against Juventus a week before the season was due to resume, the winger should be pushing for a recall to the matchday squad after a few more sessions under his belt.
Assuming the 23-year-old is in contention to take his place amongst the substitutes against Brentford, it could be at the expense of Amario Cozier-Duberry who is yet to make his senior debut for Arsenal despite being twice in the Premier League over the past six weeks.
Smith Rowe fit?
A week after football.london revealed the reason behind Emile Smith Rowe's absence from the matchday squad altogether against Man City as a precaution over a thigh strain presumably sustained in training, the attacking midfielder didn't make the trip to Goodison Park either.
Now, the good news is that the injury is not thought to be too serious. Although, whether the 22-year-old takes part in any of the training sessions before the end of the week will ultimately determine if he can make appearance number seven of the season against Brentford.
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