By Danong
After booking their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a 2–0 win over Brighton, Arsenal now shift focus to their upcoming Premier League clash with Burnley.
A trip to Turf Moor isn’t the sternest of tests and on paper, Arsenal should be winning this one.
However, Burnley arrive buoyed by back-to-back victories and for that reason, they cannot be taken lightly.
That said, history favours the Gunners. In their last five meetings, the Clarets have failed to muster a win against Arsenal drawing two and losing three the last one ending in a 5-0 thrashing.
Arteta and his players will be eager to replicate that result and to do so, the manager will need to field his strongest available XI.
Notably, the strongest XI will now be without Gabriel Martinelli and possibly William Saliba, who is an injury doubt.
The pair might join Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Jesus on the absentee list.
Still, Arsenal’s astute summer transfer business should allow Arteta to name a formidable lineup, which could look something like this:
Raya
Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori
Zubimendi, Rice, Eze
Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard
On paper, this lineup should school Burnley. It’s a lineup capable of securing another win, another clean sheet, and, crucially, helping Arsenal tighten their grip at the top of the Premier League table.
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