Mikel Arteta will finally have his Arsenal players back at the club's training ground this week after a long three weeks stewing on that heavy defeat to Brighton as his team flew off around the world.
For Arsenal, the international break was a mixed one. There were some very welcome starting performances, but also a couple of damaging injury issues. Here are Arsenal's big winners and losers from the past three weeks.
Winners
Viktor Gyokeres had a perfect international break, scoring in all four of Sweden's matches to restore his confidence. He should now get his chance to carry that form into an Arsenal shirt after Kai Havertz's injury.
Jurrien Timber's training was carefully managed by Dutch medical staff in regular contact with Arsenal, and he now has another start under his belt, returning with his fitness improved. Martin Odegaard recovered quickly from an ankle scare after Norway's defeat to Portugal and played the full 90 minutes in all four matches, providing four assists and more evidence he is back to something close to his best.
Declan Rice withdrew from England's squad due to workload management, getting much-needed rest including a trip to Dubai, and should be refreshed for the next stage of the campaign.
Losers
Kai Havertz suffered a hamstring injury in Germany's first match under Jurgen Klopp's plan to split the squad and only play him in the first two games, a frustrating blow after his strong start to the season.
Christos Tzolis scored in Greece's first match but then limped off against the Netherlands with a hamstring issue, leaving the left wing shirt for Eberechi Eze to make his own. Max Dowman scored the winner for England's Under-19s against the Republic of Ireland but was then shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge against the USA before withdrawing from the squad with an injury issue.
