Arsenal host Brentford on Saturday in an attempt to win their eighth straight Premier League match.
The Gunners defeated the Bees, 1-0, on September 27th in the reverse fixture.
Mikel Arteta will be required to have his troops on the same page, and not be looking ahead to the Porto rematch on Tuesday.
With Liverpool and Manchester City facing each other this weekend on Sunday, a win for Arsenal will be a key factor on how the league table shapes following the weekend’s matches.
With that said, here’s my predicted starting XI for Arsenal in Emirates Stadium…
[4-3-3]
Trossard, Havertz, Saka
Rice, Odegaard, Jorginho
Kiwior, Gabriel, Saliba, White
Ramsdale
Projected final score: ARSENAL 3 – Brentford 0
COYG!
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