Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta took his players on a winter break to Dubai and it now remains to be seen if the training sessions they held under the winter sun will have helped his players to continue bonding as a unit when they entertain Newcastle United.

Arteta may have steadied a club that looked to be in freefall when he arrived just under two months ago, but five draws in seven games are not the results he needs if Arsenal are to mount a challenge for the top-six.

Monday sees Chelsea entertain Manchester United and Frank Lampard's side will be optimistic of all three points against a rival that has only scored in one of their five league matches since the start of 2020.

In contrast Chelsea have only kept one clean sheet in the new year and their last two games have ended 2-2, which will give a United side without Marcos Rashford once again some reason for hope.

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