Arsenal look to beryllium heading retired of the Carabao Cup aft Tuesday’s 2-0 decision to Newcastle and Arteta has made it wide helium wants a trophy this season, truthful helium is expected to sanction a beardown broadside contempt the Gunners having the northbound London derby against Tottenham connected Wednesday.
Declan Rice oregon Martin Odegaard should some commencement successful midfield but Arteta faces a dilemma arsenic to who plays alongside them.
Mikel Merino could travel into the squad oregon Arteta whitethorn elite to spell with Jorginho oregon Thomas Partey.
Mikel Arteta has been weighing up whether to play Mikel Merino, Jorginho oregon Thomas Partey successful midfield
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In attack, Arsenal were blameworthy of wasting chances against Newcastle but Arteta is constricted successful the options helium has available.
Kai Havertz should support his spot arsenic the No9 and Gabriel Jesus whitethorn get a uncommon outing connected the close wing.
Goalkeeper Neto could yet marque his debut aft joining connected indebtedness from Bournemouth successful the summer.
But Arteta is apt to instrumentality with David Raya and sanction a beardown defence, which could see Riccardo Calafiori aft helium was rested against Newcastle.
Raheem Sterling is backmost aft a genu wounded and Gabriel Martinelli started connected Tuesday aft being connected the seat astatine Brighton past weekend.
Arsenal volition beryllium without Ben White (knee), Bukayo Saka (hamstring) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee).
Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Jorginho, Merino, Gabriel Jesus, Havertz, Martinelli
Subs: Neto, Zinchenko, Tierney, Kiwior, Rice, Partey, Sterling, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji
Manchester United XI: Bayindir, de Ligt, Maguire, Martinez, Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot, Garnacho, Fernandes, Hojlund
Subs: Onana, Malacia, Yoro, Diallo, Casemiro, Collyer, Eriksen, Antony, Zirkzee
Injured: Saka (hamstring), Tomiyasu (knee), White (knee)
Time and date: 3pm GMT connected Sunday 12 January 2025
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
TV transmission and unrecorded stream: BBC One
Arsenal squad from: Neto, Raya, Setford; Calafiori, Gabriel, Heaven, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Saliba, Tierney, Timber, Zinchenko; Havertz, Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Jesus, Martinelli, Sterling and Trossard.