[G Richards]

Flamini is a big loss, though Diaby will likely help them not skip a beat. Gilberto is past it now, so if he goes it won't be a problem. If Hleb goes they will probably unearth someone else.

I feel Arsenal are delicately poised and could go either way. Having said that, at the end of last season I was thinking Spurs might displace them in the top four. Much as it is nice to revel in their difficulties, they probably aren't quite falling apart at the seams as we would like to hope.

Wenger holds it all together. If and when he moves on, we'll see them slip back.