Arsenal 1 Villa 3: Time to spend, Arsene! After being gunned down by Benteke

Wenger looks dejected on the touchline

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Arsenal 1 Villa 3: Time to spend, Arsene! After being gunned down by Benteke, Wenger has just 16 transfer days to fix these flops

Arsene Wenger was under increasing pressure to splash the cash before the transfer window closes in 16 days time after Arsenal crashed to an opening day defeat.

Benteke heads home the rebound

The Frenchman has signed just one player and let 17 leave during the summer and his threadbare squad has been further depleted by injuries.

Arsenal duo Keiron Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were forced off by injury in the first half and Christian Benteke took advantage to inspire Villa to victory.

Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs lies on the floor with a cut head after a clash of heads with Villa's Andreas Weimann

Gibbs is escorted off the pitch with a head injury