Skelly’s increasing seniority will be recognised next season with opportunities to impress in his favoured central midfield role. Arsenal’s latest Hale End Academy graduate has made a significant breakthrough in recent months and enhanced his burgeoning reputation with a superb display in last night’s north London derby win over

There is never a good time to lose a north London derby but for both Mikel Arteta and Ange Postecoglou a defeat on Wednesday would only serve to further rile fanbases whose murmurs of discontent have grown more audible.

Mikel Arteta has said that the club have "very clear ideas" on who they want to sign during the January transfer window as they struggle with an influx of injuries.