Arsenal are back in Champions League action this week and looking to push into the top eight places in the new league phase of the competition. It is a big game in Portugal against a strong Sporting CP side who have picked up ten points fm their four matches so far.
The Portuguese team sit firmly in the top eight, only behind Liverpool in the table at the halfway stage and will offer up a stern test for Mikel Arteta ‘s side.
Arsenal on the other hand are just outside the top eight and will need a few good results in the second half of the league phase in order to finish in the top eight and qualify directly for the last 16.
If I were Mikel Arteta I’d be looking to build on the momentum of Saturday’s impressive victory over Nottingham Forest. He did make plenty of changes on Sunday though, and I think you can afford switch it up again here.
