There has been an incredible amount of speculation over Unai Emery’s first line-up as the Arsenal coach, and especially which tactical formation he will use against Pep Guardiola’s Champions Manchester City.
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The first dilemma is who will be the goalkeeper, with both Cech and Leno in contention. The Back four is even harder to guess with Kolasinac and Monreal out, will it be Welbeck or Maitland-Niles to make the cut? Bellerin or Lichtsteiner? Sokratis or Holding? Mustafi or Mavropanos? It’s great to see so much quality choices!
Midfield is also difficult. Is Ramsey fit enough to start? Has Torreira been training long enough with the team to make his debut? Will Emery reward Guendouzi’s brilliant pre-season with a home debut. Xhaka and Elneny are also both in contention.
I am really hoping that we start both Lacazette and Aubameyang as both could cause City problems, and although Ozil is a certain starter, could Iwobi or Mhkitaryan be considered as well?
Anyway, I stuck my neck out and predicted this line up….
Cech
Lichtsteiner – Sokratis – Mustafi – Welbeck
Xhaka – Torreira – Ramsey
Ozil – Lacazette – Aubameyang
And here we finally have the first official Arsenal line-up under Unai Emery….
What do you think. Is that the very best team he could have chosen? It’s great he has kept faith with Guendouzi as he has had a full pre-season while Torreira has time to settle. I hope Bellerin improves from last week but I would have preferred Lichtsteiner. The rest look like safety in mind…
COYG!!!
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