Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 20:00 BST (04/04, Sky Sports Main Event).

[Marc Overmars]

If Tierney is done for the season that is a killer. Tavares isn’t ready and his confidence is probably in the gutter after being hooked again.

I don’t believe we will fall apart like Arsenal teams of the past, the disappointment lies more in knowing that we have a great opportunity this season but there’s an acceptance that we probably don’t have enough in the squad to finish the job. I’m sure the club knew this too and that’s why they prioritised getting rid of what we didn’t need now, so in the summer we can pad out the squad again with the right players of Arteta’s choosing. Goes without saying that we absolutely need to find 2 strikers who can play effectively in this system. The last striker we signed was Auba and that was 4 years ago, it’s definitely the one area of the team that has gone completely stale.