Arsenal are gearing up for their journey to Craven Cottage, as Mikel Arteta's squad aim to extend their lead in the Premier League. The Gunners have amassed a commendable 16 points from seven matches thus far.

With the international break now over, the English top tier resumes and so do the league leaders. Arsenal are set to face Fulham on Saturday evening and going into the weekend's fixtures, they hold a slender one-point lead at the top. They'll be aiming to strengthen this lead but will have to take on the Cottagers without skipper Martin Odegaard, who is due for an extended period out of action thanks to injury. Express Football provides a glimpse at the news emerging from the Emirates ahead of this match, including a Viktor Gyokeres ultimatum and a costly transfer target being told he's too good for the Gunners' rivals.

Arsenal had been desperate for a No. 9 for quite some time before this summer and Arteta's wish was fulfilled when Swedish star Gyokeres joined for £64million. However, life hasn't been smooth sailing in north London for him.

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