During the international break, Arsenal had a number of players representing their country, with Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka starting for England versus Greece in the Nations League.

George Baldock had strong ties to both nations, thus the heartbreaking news of his passing dominated the back pages even before the match started.

Carsley gives in to the demands of England in a disastrous Greece loss that dashes managerial dreams.
Despite substituting Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke for Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden in the False 9 role, Lee Carsley began the match without a striker. Vangelis Pavlidis, a forward for Benfica, stole the show with two goals in his native ground that left English fans in disbelief.

England defeated by Greece at Wembley
Throughout the game, how did the Arsenal players perform?Bukayo Saka put on a rather calm performance during his brief 52-minute stint before Noni Madueke took over. Sadly, he was unable to complete the game. Hopefully, this wasn’t a serious injury. Maybe it’s time to call in the Dark Arts, send him back to London Colney, and make sure he doesn’t play in Finland this coming weekend for the second Nations League encounter.

England players’ evaluations following their Nations League loss to Greece | England | The Guardian

During his ninety minutes of play, Declan Rice displayed yet another belligerent showing, earning a booking in the process.

In the standings, Greece is now in front of England.