Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sounded the alarm over player workload, saying his team’s injury crisis is “a consequence” of increasing demands on footballers. Arteta said he was training his squad “less than ever” in a bid to balance a schedule that can require European football’s top stars to play 60-70 games a season.

Arsenal striker Kai Havertz has been ruled out for the rest of the season and joins a number of his teammates including Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka on the sidelines amid a growing crisis