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Mikel Arteta has tipped his new-look back four to be bedrock of Arsenal for years to come.
The Gunners have been unbeaten since Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel and Kieran Tierney first played together at the start of last month.
And with an average of only 23, Arteta believes he has finally found four defenders capable of forming a lasting partnership and solve Arsenal's perennial problem of shipping goals.
Arsenal are unbeaten since Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel and Kieran Tierney first played together at the start of last month.
'I think they all have the qualities to complement each other and the connection between them is natural,' admitted Arsenal boss Arteta ahead of today's trip to Leicester.
'We are just in October, there are still eight months to play. In the long run we will see what we get, but so far I am really pleased with them.
'The potential is there because of the qualities they have individually and how they complement each other with those qualities.
