"We stand on the shoulders of giants. To come to this inaugural competition and win it and do it with all of our fans here in style - our fans are wonderful and that's who we do it for."

Renee Slegers revealed Arsenal are awaiting an update on goalkeeper Anneke Borbe after she was taken to hospital following a collision late in their 3-2 extra-time victory over Corinthians to win the inaugural Women's Champions Cup.

Tottenham did fierce rival Arsenal a huge favor in the Premier League title race on Sunday. Dominik Solanke scored a second-half double — including one from an outrageous scorpion kick — as Spurs came from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw with second-place Manchester City,

Arsenal did their transfer business this summer and brought in eight new players for about £250m - so not much is expected on deadline day. The Gunners have let youngster Ethan Nwaneri join Marseille on loan this month to aid his development and give him game time,

Arsenal were crowned the inaugural Women's Champions Cup winners after substitute Caitlin Foord scored to inspire the Gunners to a 3-2 extra-time victory over Brazilian side Corinthians.

In their announcement, Arsenal confirmed Merino will undergo surgery in the coming days before beginning his recovery and rehabilitation programme. He is expected to be absent for an extended period with the hopes of returning to full training before the end of the season.

Mikel Arteta confirmed a specialist would need to be brought in for further tests.