Arsenal roll on as Arteta faces questions and Saka assessed

Three league wins from three and a winning Champions League start — yet the noise around Arsenal refuses to die down.

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What happened. Arsenal have opened the season with three straight Premier League wins, including a victory over Chelsea, and began their Champions League campaign with a win sealed by Martin Odegaard. Ahead of a trip to Sunderland, Mikel Arteta has fielded difficult questions about former players Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli, while Bukayo Saka's impact has been publicly questioned.

• Arteta has been defending himself against questions over his now former players
• Bukayo Saka's standing as a world-class player has been called into doubt
• Arsenal face Granit Xhaka's Sunderland next, who have four points from four

Arsenal travel to Sunderland on Saturday night chasing a fourth consecutive league win.

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