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The first six games have been galling for under-pressure Arsenal boss Renee Slegers, particularly given pre-season talk of a serious title push.

The facts do not make for pleasant reading for Arsenal and their fans:

That said, on one level Slegers can feel hard done by.

After all, Arsenal have hit the woodwork more times than anyone else (five), had the joint-most touches in the opposition box (283) and created the third-highest number of chances (93).

However, their shot conversion rate of 5.9% is comfortably the worst in the division, with leaders Manchester City's at 16.7%. The statistic is more staggering given the quality they possess in Alessia Russo, Stina Blackstenius and Olivia Smith among others.

"You can't question the commitment of the players, but they are trying to walk it in," England's record goalscorer Ellen White told the BBC's Women's Football Weekly podcast. "They are creating opportunities but look a little lost, a bit desperate.

"It's going to be a very uncomfortable day. I don't think a draw is enough."

Slegers has been searching for solutions to the lack of goals, retaining the same front four in her starting XI just once in all competitions

She has made more substitutions than any other manager too, including using her full complement of five in all but one match. But to little avail.

Where to use last season's top scorer Russo is a conundrum, given she has yet to ignite either as a central striker or in the number 10 role.

Losing team heartbeat Mariona Caldentey for up to 10 weeks with a hamstring issue has been another disruption.

"We all know they have the individual quality, but for whatever reason it's not clicking," said former England captain Steph Houghton.