I said to the club, they have to ask, definitely. I don't understand the reason why he cannot play in the final in March, when I have been here for a long time. The rules to buy a player depends on Fifa, Uefa, the Premier League who say, OK the transfer window is open, when you buy a player you have to play, no? It's logic. Of course we are going to try [for] him to play. Pure logic.
Arsenal fans will surely be pleased with this smart bit of business, with Dixon joining for very cheap despite looking like someone whose value will surely increase a lot in the next few years. Jaden Dixon in action for Stoke City The teenager has shown huge potential at Stoke, and it makes sense that this was a deal Chelsea were also really keen on.
Arsenal are world champions. It's a weird thing to say about the team fourth in the WSL, albeit with a game in hand, and who failed to qualify automatically for the Champions League quarter-finals and face a two-leg knockout phase playoff. However, the 3-2 defeat of the Copa Libertadores champions, Corinthians, by the Uefa Champions League holders secured their global title.
Bukayo Saka, meanwhile, picked up an injury in the warmups and has been replaced in the starting XI by Noni Madueke. Saka appeared to be holding his groin as he limped off the pitch prior to kickoff. Arsenal are aiming to build on their four-point lead at the top of the table on Saturday and Arteta has reinstated Viktor Gyökeres to his starting striker role, in place of Gabriel Jesus.