Gabriel Magalhaes
Arsenal turn their attention towards the Premier League as their quest to reach Liverpool faces a challenger from the city of the same name, Everton. Who are the players that could miss out on this game?
The Gunners have put themselves in a great position as far as the Champions League is considered after a win over Monaco. That will put them in the right frame of mind as they look to overcome the might of the Toffees coached by Sean Dyche.
There are quite a few defensive worries for the north Londoners in terms of their team news. The doubts over the fitness of Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori has hampered the team in recent times. Mikel Arteta would have to reshuffle his selection to get the most out of the squad.
While the two defenders are not ruled out of Saturday’s game, it is understandable if the club exercises some caution and not play them. Takehiro Tomiyasu and Alex Zinchenko are two players who will miss out on this game. Apart from this, there aren’t too many injury worries for the team and Arteta has to focus on choosing the right combination.
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For the north Londoners, all that matters is getting the three points as failure to do so would put their title challenge in jeopardy. There is so much competition in the league that any dropped point can come back to bite you.
Against Everton, it will be a case of whether the hosts can take their chances in front of goal. If they fail to do this, it will give the visitors the belief that they can get something from this game. Their physicality and ability on the counter cannot be discounted as both are weapons that Dyche would want to make use of.
Arsenal have proven that they have the ability to grind out a result when needed and that is likely to the type of game they encounter on Saturday. After a real tough run of tough fixtures, the Gunners will have some easier games. But as we have seen in this league, there are no easy games and Arteta would be well aware of that as he comes up against his former team.
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