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It's been a week to forget for Arsenal, who suffered a major setback in the Premier League title race.
The Gunners were demolished 4-1 by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in midweek to leave Pep Guardiola's side in pole position to clinch the coveted domestic crown.
However, results elsewhere confirmed that Arsenal have qualified for next season's Champions League, ending a six-year absence. That will also give Mikel Arteta's summer transfer budget a big boost as the Londoners bid to sustain their form this season and mount another title challenge next year.
Ahead of the final weeks of the season and the summer transfer window, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest news from in and around the Emirates...
Arteta ready to axe Xhaka
Granit Xhaka has enjoyed a fine season for Arsenal, but the Swiss midfielder is one name who could be sacrificed to raise funds for Mikel Arteta at the end of the season.
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The Spaniard was only planning to make two major signings in the summer, with Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo his top targets. However, the Gunners boss has changed his plans after the midweek defeat to Manchester City and wants to strengthen his squad elsewhere, too.
Arsenal will have cash to spend in the summer after failing to seal big-money deals for Caicedo and Mykhaylo Mudryk in January, but a handful of established stars, including Xhaka, could be axed to raise more funds in order to give Arteta more flexibility in the transfer market.
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Arteta's transfer plan
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Mikel Arteta is plotting another big summer rebuild at ArsenalAfter changing his plans for summer signings, a host of Arsenal players could find themselves at risk of being sold once the current campaign concludes.
As many as 11 players - including some established names and those on the fringes - would potentially be given the green light to move on if there is sufficient interest in their services.
As well as Granit Xhaka, the likes of Kieran Tierney and Folarin Balogun could also depart the club along with club-record flop Nicolas Pepe, who was farmed out on loan to Nice last summer.
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Neville makes Arsenal claim
Gary Neville claims he knew Arsenal would get "battered" against Man City (Getty Images)Manchester United icon Gary Neville claims that he knew Arsenal would get "battered" by Manchester City before they had even taken to the field.
The Gunners were blown away by their title rivals, who dominated courtesy of imperious performances from Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.
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And Neville, who was analysing the game for Sky Sports, has admitted that he was fearful for Arsenal before a ball had even been kicked as a result of their poor run of form leading into the match.
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