Arsenal are preparing for a North London derby against Tottenham on Sunday afternoon hoping to get the better of their rivals.
Mikel Arteta’s side are in a fantastic position at the moment, they are coming out of the international break on top of the Premier League table. If Arsenal manage to beat Spurs, they could go seven points clear at the top of the table.
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Arsenal do have injury problems however, as Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz and Gabriel are amongst those who could miss the game on Sunday afternoon, which will make Arteta’s selection job that bit more difficult.
Here is how we think Arteta will line up his Arsenal side at the weekend…
Mosquera replaces Gabriel in the Arsenal defence
GK – David Raya – Raya return for the Gunners, hoping to get back onto the clean sheet train as their eight-game streak ended against Sunderland.
LB – Riccardo Calafiori – The Italian national picked up a knock during the break, but he should expect to be available on Sunday.
CB – Cristhian Mosquera –Mosquera comes in to replace Gabriel in what should be a straight swap.
CB – William Saliba – The Frenchman will have a new defensive partner alongside him, so he will expect to lead Arteta’s back four.
RB – Jurrien Timber – Eberechi Eze recently said that Timber was the one player who surprised him at Arsenal because of how good he is.
Zubimendi partners Rice and Eze in midfield
CDM – Martin Zubimendi – The Spanish midfielder helped to allow one of Sunderland’s goals in the last game, he will hope to be solid again this week.
CM – Declan Rice – The England international slots back into the midfield, he will expect to play a big part in the Derby.
CAM – Eberechi Eze –Eze scored for England during the international break. He will hope to do the same against Spurs.
Gyokeres returns up front
LW – Leandro Trossard – Trossard scored in his last game for Arsenal; His recent form has been very impressive.
RW – Bukayo Saka – The English winger could be signing a new contract in the coming weeks, which would be great news for the Gunners.
ST – Viktor Gyokeres – Gyokeres was injured before the international break, but he should be available this weekend.
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