The Gunners open their 2020-2021 Europa League campaign at Rapid Vienna in Austria on Thursday.
The Austrian Bundesliga club is currently second in their league with a 3-1-0 record.
Here’s how I think Mikel Arteta will line-up on Thursday…
[4-3-3]
Saka, Nketiah, Pepe
Elneny, Partey, Willock
Maitland-Niles, Gabriel, Luiz, Cedric
Runarsson
Predicted final score…
Rapid Vienna 1 – ARSENAL 3
One of my all-time Arsenal players, Olivier Giroud, returns to Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. This time as a player for the competition, Lille. Giroud scored 105 goals in 253 appearances for the Gunners.
| TOP 6 |
GP |
PTS |
GD |
| Swansea City |
9 |
20 |
+8 |
| Middlesbrough |
9 |
18 |
+5 |
| West Ham United |
9 |
16 |
+11 |
| Stoke City |
9 |
16 |
+2 |
| Wolves |
8 |
14 |
+4 |
| QPR |
9 |
14 |
+3 |
Odegaard – 4
Havertz – 3
Saka – 3
Dowman – 2
Calafiori – 2
Guimaraes – 2
Madueke – 1
Merino – 1
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard on Man City’s punishment. “In terms of how I feel, I potentially could be affected if you like, I wouldn’t want individual players to give stuff back, that wouldn’t be right. But the club, they have to be stripped.”
Felix Zwayer will be the head referee for Arsenal v Lille. Robert Schroder will be the VAR.
Oct 18 – Nottingham Forest (A)
Oct 21 – Bayern Munich (A)
Oct 24 – Everton (H)
Oct 27 – Fleetwood Town (A)
Nov 1 – Liverpool (A)
William Saliba – Back
Christos Tzolis – Thigh
Martin Zubimendi – Ankle
Piero Hincapie – Ankle
Chloe Kelly – Hamstring
Selina Cerci – Knee
Maria Caldentey – Thigh
Daphne van Domselear – Knee
Michelle Agyemang – Knee
Katie Reid – Knee
Elisa De Almeida – Other
