Mikel Arteta cryptically hinted that one of his five stricken Arsenal forwards could make a surprise return against Sunderland on Saturday.
The Gunners have a plethora of attackers out injured, including Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus.
Jesus has only just returned to first-team training this week after 10 months out with a knee injury and is not in contention.
But when asked about if the other five players are all unavailable for Saturday, Arteta said: 'I cannot confirm all of that, but you are not far (off).