- Arsenal have held talks to sign Real Madrid’s Rodrygo
- Arsenal urged to seal ‘fantastic’ Eberechi Eze deal
- Arsenal ‘keeping a close eye’ on Real Madrid’s Rodrygo Goes
- Arsenal still hold ‘genuine interest’ in Anthony Gordon
- Arsenal plan swap deal to sign Eberechi Eze
- Arsenal face Bayern battle for Eberechi Eze
- Arsenal showing ‘concrete’ interest in Rodrygo Goes
- Arsenal reach agreement to sign Cristhian Mosquera
- Arsenal ‘close’ to finalising a deal to sign Eberechi Eze
- Arsenal eye Kaoru Mitoma as Brighton amid uncertain future
Confirmed line-ups: Arsenal vs Man City: Martinelli & Lacazette start
Arsenal are in desperate need of a win as we take on Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup this evening.
Mikel Arteta has made several changes to his starting eleven and Gabriel Martinelli is back in the Arsenal side after recovering from a long-term knee injury. The Brazilian joins Alexandre Lacazette in the attack with Joe Willock also given a run out.
Alex Runarsson starts in goal with Bernd Leno on the bench while Gabriel is recalled after serving his suspension. The centre-back lines-up alongside Shkodran Mustafi and Sead Kolasinac in the back three.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Cedric Soares start in the wing-back positions with Mo Elneny and Dani Ceballos in the middle of the park. Emile Smith Rowe and Folarin Balogun are among the Arsenal substitutes with Nicolas Pepe and Eddie Nketiah are other options for Arteta.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is unavailable due to a calf injury, Granit Xhaka is suspended and Thomas Partey is out with a thigh injury.
These are the teams:
Arsenal
Runarsson; Mustafi, Gabriel, Kolasinac; Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Ceballos, Cedric; Willock, Lacazette, Martinelli.
Subs: Leno, Tierney, Mari, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Balogun, Nketiah.
Man City
Steffen, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Fernandinho, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Jesus
Subs: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Sterling, Gundogan, Aguero, Torres
Pingback: Can Mikel Arteta Turn Things Around at Arsenal? | Arsenal Station | Arsenal FC News