After a chaotic victory over Aston Villa last time out, Arsenal will hope for a calmer afternoon when they travel to face Leicester on Saturday.
The Gunners can (perhaps temporarily) restore their five-point advantage at the top of the table with a win here, before Manchester City travel to face Bournemouth later in the day.
Here’s the lineup Mikel Arteta could go for to make sure that happens.
GK: Aaron Ramsdale – Ramsdale hasn’t kept a clean sheet in his last five Premier League games.
RB: Ben White – White’s desire to defend centrally makes him the perfect balancing act for Oleksandr Zinchenko on the left.
CB: William Saliba – Watching Saliba shut down a fight with Douglas Luiz was one of the many highlights of the Villa game.
CB: Gabriel – Still not getting the credit he deserves, Gabriel has established himself as a real leader in this team.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – Among those to be afforded an extra day off from training on Monday, the excellent Zinchenko should be fit and raring to go.
DM: Jorginho – Thomas Partey is still not ready to go so the starting role will once again go to the former Chelsea player.
CM: Granit Xhaka – Xhaka’s partnership with Jorginho is still a work in progress but things are moving in the right direction. Talks over a new contract are underway.
CM: Martin Odegaard – After predominantly playing further forward, Odegaard has adopted this advanced number eight role to lend his energy to the midfield battle.
RW: Bukayo Saka – There aren’t many wingers in world football better than Saka right now.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – We’re one week closer to Gabriel Jesus’ eventual return but this spot is still all Nketiah’s.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – A scorer off the bench against Villa, Martinelli should replace Leandro Trossard from the get-go.
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