Football

Riccardo Calafiori has talked up his experience at Arsenal so far, amid news that he appears to have come through the international break unscathed.

In an eventful match between France and Belgium, Arsenal’s William Saliba conceded a penalty and Leandro Trossard wore the captain’s armband, but Saliba ended up on the winning side.

Arsenal’s Declan Rice has praised England teammate and club rival Jack Grealish after the Manchester City midfielder’s goal on Sunday.

Declan Rice scored for the second international break in a row with a late effort for England against Finland on Sunday evening.

Jakub Kiwior returned to the Poland team against Portugal on Saturday, but it was seemingly an enforced inclusion due to injury.

David Raya is continuing to make the most of Unai Simon’s absence by keeping another clean sheet for Spain, despite being booked for time-wasting.

Arsenal received 11 call-ups for the October international break after a couple of withdrawals, let’s have a look at how they’re getting on.

Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri captained the England u19s and scored in midweek, but the team still slipped to defeat against Portugal.

Gabriel Magalhaes impressed for Brazil as they won against Chile in the early hours of Friday morning to boost their World Cup qualification chances.

Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard starred in a two-goal comeback for Belgium against Italy on Thursday, though fellow Gunner Riccardo Calafiori was on the receiving end of it.

Bukayo Saka was withdrawn during England’s match against Greece on Thursday, with Lee Carsley confirming he’s being assessed for a potential injury.

Arsène Wenger honoured at LFV Awards, presenting the “Coach of the Year” award and celebrating the 90th anniversary of Liechtenstein Football Association in Schaan.

Thomas Partey has become the latest player to pull out of international duty, though the absence is reportedly precautionary.

Norway boss Stale Solbakken believes Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard is still a long way from playing matches, despite the midfielder’s optimistic recent update.

Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares leads Serie A with five assists for Lazio. The Portuguese winger has quickly become a key creative force in his new club.

Preston North End are facing a bit of a striker crisis against Arsenal, with Will Keane likely to join Milutin Osmajic in missing the clash.

Arsenal have received 11 call-ups for the October international break, with a surprisingly large number of players either unavailable or left out.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot believes Alisson will be unavailable against Arsenal due to injury, with Alexis Mac Allister also picking up a knock.

Charlton Athletic used Krystian Bielik’s remarks about Birmingham City being “too good for League One” to fuel their 1-0 victory, ending Birmingham’s unbeaten run.

Arsenal continues to invest in the future, with eight Academy players called up for England’s u-17 Women’s World Cup squad.