Arsenal XI vs. Man City: Confirmed. Sterling starts in a must-win match (4-2-3-1) as Arteta promises to bring the three points home.
It is not anticipated that Arsenal will have any new injury concerns for their crucial Premier League match on Sunday against Manchester City.
Thursday night in their Champions League debut in Italy, the Gunners drew 0-0 with Atalanta and emerged victorious.
When asked on Friday morning if he was concerned about any new injuries, Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, replied, “Not really.”
“Recover, sleep, eat well, and everyone is looking forward to the match [on Sunday] right away after the match.”
Given that he will be missing five first-team players for Sunday’s match at Etihad Stadium, Arteta will be happy with that.
Declan Rice has returned from his one-match suspension following the team’s victory over Tottenham in the North London derby last weekend. Kieran Tierney, Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all sidelined with injuries.
Odegaard’s injury is especially devastating because Arteta confirmed this week that Arsenal will be without their crucial captain for “a while” because of an ankle injury he sustained earlier this month while playing for Norway in the international arena that is now considered “significant.”
In place of Odegaard during the match against Atalanta, Kai Havertz played in midfield and is probably going to do so again on Sunday.
After preserving yet another clean sheet in Italy, the defense is anticipated to remain the same for the fifth straight game, but Arteta has a choice over who will play in front of them.
In the Champions League, Thomas Partey had a difficult time. He gave up a penalty, which resulted in a brilliant double save by David Raya. Before the hour, Jorginho replaced him.
Gabriel Jesus also had a rough night and was replaced earlier than expected by Leandro Trossard.
Arsenal’s predicted lineup (4-3-3) is Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Havertz, Partey, Rice, Saka, Trossard, and Martinelli.
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The following players are injured: Tomiyasu (knee), Tierney (hamstring), Odegaard (ankle), and Zinchenko (calf).
Location: Etihad Stadium
Michael Oliver served as the referee.
The Arsenal starting lineup is as follows: Havertz, Jorginho, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Partey, Rice; Jesus, Martinelli, Saka, Sterling, and Trossard; Neto, Raya; Calafiori, Gabriel, Heaven, Kiwior, Saliba, Timber, and White.
