In the early stages, Arsenal won a corner resulting in Declan Rice floating a perfect ball into the box, which was met by an unmarked Thomas Partey . Just as fans thought a celebration was on the cards, it became clear that the Ghanaian had in fact squandered his chance, firing it wide after failing to make a strong connection.

Mikel Arteta confirmed that both Partey and Merino picked up injuries before the West Ham match and neither were in the squad that travelled to the London Stadium, in what was an unexpected shock that led to Jorginho completing 90 minutes for only the second time in the Premier League this season.

Arsenal injury news with all the latest updates from the treatment room before Manchester United visit including Gabriel Magalhaes and Thomas Partey fitness stance