The November international break is in full swing and the ideal outcome for Mikel Arteta has already been mapped out ahead of Arsenal's clash against Brentford a week on Saturday.

Even with Martin Odegaard pulling out of the Norway squad and Thomas Partey injured, the Gunners have still had 17 senior players called up to represent their respective nations with Leandro Trossard the first to feature as he was a second half substitute for Belgium in their win over Serbia on Wednesday evening.

As is usually the case whenever an international break comes around, the debate is the timing. Arsenal may feel their momentum - particularly in the Premier League - is being disrupted, although looking at their growing injury list and perhaps this is the perfect time for a pause in the season.

Therefore with this being an opportunity for Odegaard and Ben White - who missed the win over Burnley last weekend - to use this period to heal up, football.londonhave outlined what a dream international break for the Gunners would look like for Arteta who has an anxious week ahead of him.

But can anything happen to worry the Spaniard and supporters ahead of the Premier League clash against Brentford? Well, football.london plays devil's advocate to assess what would be the worst-case scenario for the Gunners during the international break, and unsurprisingly injuries are the main concern.

The one fear most - if not all - managers have for any international break is getting their players back in the shape they left in. Arteta is no different and whilst Gabriel Jesus should benefit from being named in the Brazil squad despite recovering from a hamstring problem, his injury record this season means he needs to be taken good care of.

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It's not just the striker that Arteta will have his fingers crossed over. There's a strong argument that Arsenal's best starting XI when everyone is fit and available for selection includes David Raya, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka, so an injury to any would set off a state of panic.

Furthermore, the two areas where the Gunners are quite thin at the moment are defence and midfield, hence the inclusion of Reuell Walters and Bradley Ibrahim in the matchday squad against Burnley. Of course, a swift return for White solves one problem but with Thomas Partey sidelined, there is a growing reliance on Jorginho.

Back in the Italy squad, it was noted on Arsenal.com that the experienced midfielder was being assessed by the Azzurri's medical staff ahead of fixtures against North Macedonia and Ukraine. Having taken part in a full training session all seems well with the 31-year-old and his club needs that to be the case over the next week otherwise Arteta will be down to the bare bones in terms of defensive midfielders.

Aaron Ramsdale is an interesting case too. The goalkeeper is effectively guaranteed to start against Brentford as Raya is ineligible to face his parent club as per Premier League loan rules, so the worst thing that could happen is he suffers an injury or a loss of confidence if he's to feature in any of England's two fixtures.

Granted, the Gunners have done OK in the absence of Odegaard, but there's no doubt they are a stronger unit with the captain in the team so the thought of a setback in training or failing to recover in time for the Brentford game a week on Saturday would be far from ideal.

Aside from injuries and fitness-related matters, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jakub Kiwior's morale might take a hit if Ukraine and Poland respectively fail to qualify for next summer's European Championships. Neither nation is assured of a play-off place so each needs a win and results elsewhere to go in their favour.