Saving Arsenal’s season: five things Arsene Wenger needs to do

2) Buy defenders

Almost everyone who follows the Gunners looked at the six Arsenal defenders had at the start of the year, following the surprising decision to get rid of Thomas Vermaelen and Carl Jenkinson, and said “they haven’t got enough”, and so it has proved. Injuries to Mathieu Debuchy and Laurent Koscielny have meant that Nacho Monreal has been playing at centre-back for the last two games. The Gunners must buy in January, they are in desperate need for depth.