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Mikel Arteta, watching from home after testing fantastic for Covid-19, makes simply one alternate to the Arsenal aspect that beat Norwich five-0 on 26 December.

Takehiro Tomiyasu returns at proper-lower back, which means Rob Holding drops to the bench.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Smith Rowe, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Soares, Pepe, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny.

Joao Cancelo starts offevolved for Manchester City notwithstanding being injured in a theftdays in the past because the visitors make 3 adjustments to the side that beat Brentford.

Rodri comes in for Fernandinho in midfield, at the same time as Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez replace Jack Grealish and Phil Foden, who is not inside the squad.

Kyle Walker additionally returns on the bench for City.

Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Mahrez, Jesus.

Subs: Steffen, Walker, Gundogan, Grealish, Fernandinho, Kayky, Mbete, Palmer, McAtee.

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Arsenal's fantastic form without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is just a twist of fate, says former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha.

After scoring 18 goals of their first 15 league games, the Gunners have scored 14 in their closing 4, plus five against Sunderland in the EFL Cup, due to the fact that boss Mikel Arteta stripped Aubameyang of the captaincy.

"It set the tone for a way people view Arsenal and their principles and so forth," Onuoha advised BBC Radio five Live's Football Daily.

"I assume if he would have been allowed to do anything he wanted primarily based on a mistake he made, then that indicates weakness from the supervisor and that probable would have infiltrated through to the gamers.

"The gamers recognize what to expect now and it seems clearly apparent, however not every manager is doing that. Arsenal are in a arsenal news terrific run of form, they may be gambling nicely, the gadget is asking proper and each person seems to be chipping in with the desires. They look younger and that’s a positive.

"It just so happens to have come with out arsenal news mercato Aubameyang. I don’t think he might have made them worse on the field and he'll come again into the squad as a minimum whilst Arteta thinks he has punished him enough.

"The manager has made his factor and it just so occurs to have coincided with Arsenal getting effects, but I don’t assume taking him out the facet was just going to be the solution."

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