Arsenal could not have envisaged a worse week than this. It ended with two defeats, five goals conceded, one scored, two key players waylaid for the foreseeable future and a giant question mark planted above hopes of Champions League qualification that had previously been sky high.
They got what they deserved against a clever, composed Brighton side who had only scored once in their previous seven games, and Mikel Arteta must find a better set of solutions than this for the daunting run ahead if their challenge is to be sustained.
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