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The Europa League should feel like a haven for Arsenal and coach Mikel Arteta right now.
They have already qualified for the round of 16 of the competition and can top Group B with a win over Rapid Vienna.
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The loss to Wolves on Sunday means Arsenal are off to their worst start to a Premier League season
The Gunners’ form in Europe has been a real contrast to their home run of results, having won all four of them so far while scoring 12 and conceding just two.
The caveat is, of course, the quality of the opposition they face, but Arteta won’t mind too much now that his team is safe in the round of 32.
He will hope that a win over his Austrian opponents on Thursday can inspire his men ahead of the big North London derby on Sunday.
Goals will be the order of the day, especially considering their struggles in the Premier League.
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Arteta hopes that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s teammates will score goals, which should take the load off him and provide a solution to his problems.
When asked why they have had problems in internal action, he explained: “There are many factors. You compare the Premier League with Europe, it was different.
“If you look at how the team has shared goals in recent years, it’s quite limited. That is not a problem that is happening now, it is a problem that has been going on for years and needs to be resolved.
“Putting all the responsibility on one man is not fair and as a team we have to figure that out. We are getting into many situations. Sometimes the moment is not right, sometimes the execution is not correct, but there are many things that we must improve. “
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Arteta will be without defender David Luiz for Thursday’s Europa League tie at home to Rapid Vienna.
The Brazilian suffered a cut to the head during Sunday’s loss to the Wolves in an accidental collision that left Raúl Jiménez with a skull fracture.
Thomas Partey (thigh) is also missing, along with Gabriel Martinelli (knee), as Gunners boss Arteta is expected to mix up his package with Arsenal already secured of qualification for the knockout rounds.
Alex Runarsson is ready to start in goal, while we could see more minutes for Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson.
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