After an awful start to the Premier League season momentum is finally with Arsenal again.
The Gunners have won back-to-back games against Norwich and Burnley in the league, while securing their safe passage into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a comfortable victory against AFC Wimbledon to increase spirits.
However, the most difficult test of their resurgence comes this Sunday when they host fierce rival Tottenham in the North London Derby.
Mikel Arteta has already revealed that his side will need the support of everyone inside Emirates if they are to secure what could be a memorable victory.
"They have always been with the team and we expect them to be in an even higher level on Sunday because we’re going to need them," he said after Wednesday's win over Wimbledon.
"Hopefully we can enjoy a beautiful day together."
However, in order to achieve the result Arteta will need to get his team selection spot on this weekend.
The Arsenal manager faces several tricky decisions going into the game, and here football.london takes a look at some of them.
Where to play Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka has only played seven matches this season, but the narrative that he is going backwards had started to spread almost immediately.
In all fairness a goal of his own and key roles in those of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah in the past three matches isn't exactly too bad for a player supposedly on the down, but by his own high standards things haven't quite clicked for the 20-year-old yet this season.
This could perhaps be due to the different position he has been playing.
For most of the end of last season and this summer's Euros, Saka spent his time playing on the right wing, whereas recently he has been used on the left by Mikel Arteta.
The England international did come to play on the right against Wimbledon in midweek though and looked pretty threatening in the position.
This could well see him restored to the right, which could come at the expense of Nicolas Pepe. It would be harsh on the Ivorian who has been decent this season, but tough decisions need to be taken to win a derby.
Who to play in goal
After Aaron Ramsdale was given the nod in goal for Arsenal against Norwich reports from Germany quickly began to emerge suggesting that Mikel Arteta had promised Bernd Leno would return for the derby.
The Spaniard moved quickly to quash those in a press conference the same week.
"If what we want to do is to empower performance and ask them to train, behave and play in the best possible way how can I guarantee somebody to do something?" he said.
"It wouldn’t make sense with what I am demanding them to do.
"So it’s on a daily basis what you do. What you did three months ago in football, it doesn’t count. So it’s what you’re going to do today and tomorrow. That’s it."
Regardless of that though the goalkeeping spot remains one of the most fiercely contested at the Emirates.
Ramsdale seems to be the number one for now, but that could be different if Arteta was sufficiently impressed by Leno's display against AFC Wimbledon in midweek.
Does he bring back Granit Xhaka?
Perhaps the most difficult decision Arteta has to make is over Granit Xhaka.
The Swiss international has been suspended for Arsenal's past three games after being sent off yet again in the 5-0 defeat to Manchester City.
In his absence the Gunners midfield has evolved in a way that could well leave him behind.
Previously Arsenal have played in a 4-2-3-1 with Xhaka as one of a double pivot, but towards the end of the Norwich game, and throughout the victories over Burnley and Wimbledon, Arteta has instead opted for a 4-3-3.
It's difficult to see exactly where the 28-year-old fits into this.
He is not comfortable enough with his back to play to fill the deep lying role that Thomas Partey has excelled in during the last two matches, and not mobile enough to play as one of the free eights that Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Albert Sambi Lokonga have all taken turns doing.
This creates something of a dilemma for Arteta.
The Spaniard has previously stated 4-3-3 is his preferred formation, but he has also highlighted how important he feels Xhaka is and signed him up to a new contract just this summer.
Not playing him in what is probably the biggest home game of the season would send out a message to the Arsenal players that Arteta is looking to move on from having the Swiss midfielder as a regular starter.
