It is on Arsenal fans, and before a ball has even been kicked in the new Premier League season the Gunners have been handed a little boost in our quest to win the EPl title for the first time in over a decade, as the German international Mesut Ozil has proved his fitness and will start tonight against Leicester City.
One person other than the Arsenal fans and Arsene Wenger who should be very pleased about that is our new striker Alexandre Lacazette, as it is going to be Ozil who is his main supply line and so hopefully this will help the Frenchman, who Arsene Wenger is starting as centre forward tonight, get off to a good start and help Arsenal to do the same.
There is more good news for Arsenal on the injury side of things as well, because Aaron Ramsey, Mustafi and even Francis Coquelin are fit enough to feature against the Foxes although all three will be on the subs bench to begin with.
We do seem to be a bit light on the defensive side though, with Koscielny injured and Mertesacker not in the squad, so Monreal will be the centre of the back three with Kolasinac one side and Holding the other.
Cech
Holding, Monreal, Kolasinac
Bellerin, Elneny, Xhaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain
Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette
Subs: Ramsey, Giroud, Ospina, Walcott, Iwobi, Mustafi, Coquelin.
Arsenal need all three points and we have the players to get them, so Come On You Gunners, get firing!
Bob.