Arsenal are preparing for a Champions League clash against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
The Gunners are currently riding the high of their North London derby win against Tottenham. They won 4-1 in a dominant display at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon. Mikel Arteta’s side are now top of the Premier League table, and clear by six points over Chelsea, who they face next weekend.
However, the Arsenal manager will turn his attention away from the league, as they face Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Arteta could still be without some key players such as Gabriel, Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Odegaard, so he may have to get creative with his starting XI.
Press the next page to see how we think Arteta will line up his side against Bayern on Wednesday at the Emirates.
Mosquera starts in place of Gabriel
GK – David Raya – Raya starts in goal after a quiet day for the Arsenal keeper against Spurs over the weekend.
LB – Myles Lewis-Skelly – The 18-year-old claims the place of left-back, as he has been starting there in the Champions League over Riccardo Calafiori.
CB – William Saliba – Saliba keeps his place at the centre-back position, but has a new partner compared to the Spurs game.
CB – Cristhian Mosquera – The Spanish defender was benched against Spurs in favour of Piero Hincapie, but Arteta may want to rotate them because of Chelsea at the weekend.
RB – Jurrien Timber – The Dutchman recorded an assist over the weekend, setting up Eberechi Eze’s second goal of three.
Eze starts after North London derby hat-trick
CM – Martin Zubimendi – Zubimendi has become almost a quarter-back in the Arsenal midfield, sitting deep and setting up the attack by playing the right pass.
CM – Declan Rice – Rice will be hoping to produce some of his Champions League magic against England teammate Harry Kane.
CM – Eberechi Eze – Eze scored three goals against Tottenham, so he is virtually undroppable against Bayern.
Merino stands in for Gyokeres again in Arsenal attack
LW – Leandro Trossard – Trossard scored the first goal of the game for the Gunners after 36 minutes against Tottenham.
RW – Bukayo Saka – Saka will be disappointed that he wasn’t able to find the net over the weekend.
ST – Mikel Merino – Merino stands in for Gyokeres again, as it hasn’t been confirmed whether the Swedish striker will be available against Bayern.