Arsenal v Manchester Metropolis: Premier League – animate! | Football

Some fascinating selections from each managers. Mikel Arteta has chosen Rob Holding and Pablo Mari at centre-back, with Gabriel and David Luiz on the bench. Nicolas Pepe is too in for Emile Smith Rowe.

Pep Guardiola prefers Fernandinho to Rodri, and it appears to be like love Kevin De Bruyne will toy as a disloyal 9. Objective machine Ilkay Gundogan is too again from damage.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Leno; Bellerin, Holding, Pablo Mari, Tierney; Elneny, Xhaka; Saka, Odegaard, Pepe; Aubameyang.
Substitutes: Ryan, Gabriel, Cedric, David Luiz, Ceballos, Smith Rowe, Lacazette, Willian, Martinelli.

Manchester Metropolis (4-3-3) Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko; Silva, Fernandinho, Gundogan; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Superb.
Substitutes: Steffen, Walker, Laporte, Mendy, Rodri, Foden, Jesus, Aguero, Torres.

Referee Jon Moss.

Southampton, Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea, Manchester United, Birmingham, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Cheltenham, West Brom, Sheffield United, Burnley, Liverpool, Swansea, Spurs, Everton. Seventeen groups have failed to withstand the compel of Manchester Metropolis, who’re on an unprecedented profitable speed. Now Arsenal, who had been tonked 4-1 within the Carabao Cup earlier than Christmas, have a second random.

Mikel Arteta’s facet had been at all-time low after that Metropolis conquer, however a joyously sudden 3-1 earn over Chelsea 4 days later kickstarted their season. The same outcome at Stamford Bridge every week later was the primary massive badge that, after a sluggish initiate to the season, Manchester Metropolis energy breathe again to their greatest. Subsequent outcomes haven’t disabused us of this understanding. They’re going to earn the league; the one query is what number of cups they’ll earn to refer with it.

Demur off 4.30pm.