Arsenal: same old problems amid injury and transfer woe

Why are the Gunners still scrambling in the transfer market with a week left of the window?

Olivier Giroud
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However much delight Arsenal fans take in the downfall of Manchester United, they know their own team faces a season-defining game tonight as they take on Besiktas in the Champions League play-off.

Victory would propel the Gunners into the group stages of the competition for a 17th successive year, but defeat would consign them to the Europa League and throw the club's current problems into sharp relief.

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