football.london takes a look at how Mikel Arteta could line his Gunners side up for their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain at Emirates Stadium
It may only be matchday two, but this feels like a huge game for Arsenal. The Gunners dropped points in their Champions League opener and could do with a good result if they are to bolster their chances of finishing in the top eight of the league phase.
“We want to win the game and we know after the draw with Atalanta, with the number of games that we have, it is going to be really important,” Mikel Arteta said ahead of the match. “But nothing will be decided tomorrow.”
His job will be made harder by the fact that Martin Odegaard, Kieran Tierney, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Mikel Merino, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Tommy Setford are all definitely out, while doubts remain over Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori. With that in mind here’s how football.london are expecting the Gunners to line up for this heavyweight clash.
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Goalkeeper – David Raya
David Raya has been a busy man, but had nothing to do this weekend for Arsenal. He still had to pick the ball out of the net twice though. He’ll be hoping for a fairer return this time around -
Right-back – Jurrien Timber
Jurrien Timber was in fine form during the press conference ahead of this match. He’ll want to continue that on the pitch on Tuesday night -
Centre-back – William Saliba
William Saliba will have the whole French public’s eyes on him when Arsenal play PSG. Expect him not to disappoint -
Centre-back – Gabriel
Gabriel went a whole Premier League game without a goal at the weekend. He’ll want to change that against Paris Saint-Germain. -
Left-back – Riccardo Calafiori
The rumours surrounding Riccardo Calafiori’s fitness seem to have been overblown. The Italian was training on Monday and with Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu injured, he should be starting.
