Here is your Arsenal evening digest for September 17.
Arteta has options
After getting their first win of the season last week against, Arsenal will be looking to make it two wins on the bounce when they travel to face Burnley on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta will be pleased by the fact he will be able to pick from a virtually fully fit squad as he looks to get his first victory at Turf Moor as a manager.
While there are a few players out due to injury and one in particular is working their way back from a bout with Covid-19,
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Predicting the starting XI
There’s always a debate among fans which starting XI and formation Arteta should go with on a week-to-week, game-by-game basis and Saturday will be no different.
With a near full-squad to pick from, there are countless possibilities the Spaniard could choose from, which makes the conversation among supporters that much more intriguing.
Keen to not miss out on the action themselves, football.london’s writers have put on their coaches’ caps and detailed not only who should start for Arsenal against Sean Dyche’s men but the system as well.
Read their suggested line-ups here.
The next generation
While focus is on the first-team this weekend, the youngsters are continuing to generate buzz and show why they are not only worthy of a place in the academy but one day the senior squad.
Overlooking this is all is former defender Per Mertesacker, who has the task of continuing building upon the foundations that Arsene Wenger laid.
Among this talented group of kids brought to the club are Omar Rekik and Nikolaj Moller to name just two.
And his influence cannot be downplayed, with another promising talent Karl Hein putting pen to paper on Friday with football.london being told that Mertesacker’s involvement being a key reason players are staying.
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