Arsenal return to action on Tuesday as they face PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. The Gunners travel to the Netherlands for the first leg of their round of 16 clash, with the second leg pencilled in for March 12 at Emirates Stadium.
With Mikel Arteta’s side trailing Liverpool by 13 points in the Premier League, the Champions League is perhaps Arsenal’s last chance of silverware this season. Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid await in the quarter-finals but PSV will be a tough test for the north Londoners, with Peter Bosz’s side currently second in the Eredivisie.
Takehiro Tomiyasu, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus will all miss the clash through injury, which means Arteta’s options in the forward areas are limited. Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and Ethan Nwaneri are the only senior forwards available, while Mikel Merino has been deployed in the striker role in recent weeks.
Sterling has not had the best of seasons at Emirates Stadium but the Chelsea loanee does have a lot of experience playing in the Champions League, with the Englishman reaching the final of the competition with Manchester City in 2021. With so many attacking options ruled out of Tuesday’s first leg clash, Sterling could have a big say on what happens in the game.
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