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Arsenal trained at their London Colney ground on Monday as they prepared to face Shakhtar Donetsk in their third game of the new-format Champions League campaign at the Emirates Stadium.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has warned that his team have to "eradicate" picking up red cards if they are to challenge for trophies this season.
Arsenal slipped to a 2-0 English Premier League defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday, when defender William Saliba was shown a controversial red card in the first half.
It was Arsenal's first defeat of the season and only their second league loss of the calendar year.
The north London team remain third in the table, four points off leaders Liverpool, but more worryingly for Arteta, have now collected three red cards in their last eight league games – against Brighton, Manchester City and now Bournemouth - without winning any of those matches.
Arsenal have the chance to get themselves back on track against Shakhtar - Arteta's side have impressed in Europe so far, beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the last round of games after a 0-0 draw away at Atalanta.
Shakhtar, meanwhile, have yet to score in their two Champions League fixtures away to Bologna and at home to Atalanta - but come to London on the back of successive wins in the Ukrainian Premier League, where they sit fourth after nine games.
Arsenal trained at their London Colney ground on Monday as they prepared to face Shakhtar Donetsk in their third game of the new-format Champions League campaign at the Emirates Stadium.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has warned that his team have to "eradicate" picking up red cards if they are to challenge for trophies this season.
Arsenal slipped to a 2-0 English Premier League defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday, when defender William Saliba was shown a controversial red card in the first half.
It was Arsenal's first defeat of the season and only their second league loss of the calendar year.
The north London team remain third in the table, four points off leaders Liverpool, but more worryingly for Arteta, have now collected three red cards in their last eight league games – against Brighton, Manchester City and now Bournemouth - without winning any of those matches.
Arsenal have the chance to get themselves back on track against Shakhtar - Arteta's side have impressed in Europe so far, beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the last round of games after a 0-0 draw away at Atalanta.
Shakhtar, meanwhile, have yet to score in their two Champions League fixtures away to Bologna and at home to Atalanta - but come to London on the back of successive wins in the Ukrainian Premier League, where they sit fourth after nine games.
