Even though Arsenal’s injury problems have improved this season and have been steadily getting better since 2014, they’re still an issue.

For example, Alexandre Lacazette, underwent knee surgery in February after what Wenger hinted was an ongoing problem flared up against Spurs.

“He got a surprising swell of the knee after the game against Tottenham and he needed surgery very quick,” Wenger told beIN Sports last month.

“It’s a massive blow for us and we have to find a solution. Nobody could predict that.

“Football does unpredictable things and it’s always a good opportunity for someone to step in and do well.

“I think he recently must have felt something in his knee. Maybe that’s an explanation as to why he wasn’t scoring as many goals as he’s used to.”

The issue is, if the problem was ongoing, why was Olivier Giroud sold to Chelsea in January?

Having Laca recovering from surgery and Aubameyang ineligible leaves Arsenal pretty short of strikers in the Europa League.

Laca didn’t have a knee problem at Lyon, which suggests he’s only suffered it since his move to north London, but why? Of course, it could just be one of those things.

Whether the injury was Arsenal’s ‘fault’ or not, it should have been nipped in the bud long before it got to the stage where the France international needed surgery. Or, at the very least, should have been handled better. Wenger’s comments about the situation made it sound like he didn’t have a clue what was going on.

All you have to do is look at Aaron Ramsey, who’s been out four times this season, or Mesut Ozil’s reoccurring knee problem to realise that Arsenal still don’t fully have a handle on their injury problems yet.

Laurent Koscielny’s Achilles problem has also hampered his season and the 32-year-old is looking far from his best. Although, admittedly this could just be down to age.

Still, while Arsenal are improving in this area, injuries are still a big problem and will continue to be until they have players who don’t pull their hamstrings for fun.