Arsenal send 15 players away for November internationals, with Saliba and Saka staying put
Arsenal's Premier League leaders now face a near two week wait before domestic action resumes, with a huge chunk of Mikel Arteta's squad scattered across the globe for the November international break.
Saturday's 1-0 win over Hull City left Arsenal six points clear at the top of the table, but there will be no club football again until the trip to Newcastle on 21 November. In the meantime, as JustArsenal reports, 15 first team players have been called up by their respective nations.
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England contingent leads the way
Five Arsenal players have been selected by Thomas Tuchel for England: Ben White, Ezri Konsa, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze. England host Croatia on 12 November before away at Spain on 15 November, a fixture that doubles up for several Arsenal men on both sides given David Raya, Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Merino all represent Spain.
Elsewhere in Europe, Riccardo Calafiori links up with Italy, while Jurriën Timber joins the Netherlands. Martin Ødegaard has been selected for Norway, Viktor Gyökeres for Sweden, Kai Havertz for Germany and Christos Tzolis for Greece.
Arsenal's younger players also have chances to impress. Cristhian Mosquera represents Spain's Under-21s, Marli Salmon joins up with England's Under-18s, and Max Dowman's promotion to the England Under-21 squad gives the 16 year old the opportunity to face Portugal and France over the coming week.
Long journeys for Gabriel and Guimarães
Gabriel and Bruno Guimarães face a particularly demanding trip, with both of Brazil's friendlies, against Japan on 14 November and Singapore on 17 November, taking place in Singapore.
Not everyone has been called up. William Saliba remains at Arsenal to continue rebuilding his match fitness, while Piero Hincapié has been left out of Ecuador's squad as he recovers from recent fitness concerns. Noni Madueke has again missed out on an England call up despite his improved club form, and Bukayo Saka continues his recovery from injury.
The full schedule, as relayed by Arseblog, sees Arsenal players in action on 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 November across England, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Singapore, Czechia, Serbia, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and Albania.
Arteta will now wait to see which of his internationals return unscathed before Arsenal's trip to St James' Park on 21 November, with the club's six point cushion at the top of the Premier League hanging in the balance until then.
