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In his absence, Arsenal have opened up a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League and open the defence of their FA Cup trophy against strugglers Sunderland. The right back has fallen out of favour and has been linked with a loan move away, with Aston Villa’s Remi Garde confirming interest.
The signing of Mohamed Elneny from FC Basel will be a strong step in Arsene Wenger and the Gunners move to hold onto their first-place position in a close Premier League race.
The £7.5m ($15.65m AUS) addition of Elneny is expected to fortify the club’s midfield as Wenger looks to provide cover for the injured Francis Coquelin, however, such is the Egyptian’s versatility, Elneny could even play alongside Coquelin in a box-to-box role.
Defenders Nacho Monreal and Laurent Koscielny returned to the starting XI against Newcastle but might be rested ahead of the midweek trip to Liverpool.
“Oxlade-Chamberlain to Chelsea? Also rubbish”.
Sunderland remain without Younes Kaboul, Sebastian Larsson and Jack Rodwell but Allardyce has already confirmed that he will make several changes.
Provisional squad: Mannone, Pantilimon, Pickford, Jones, Yedlin, Van Aanholt, T. Robson, O’Shea, Coates, Brown, Beadling, M’Vila, Cattermole, Gomez, Johnson, Lens, Toivonen, Borini, Fletcher, Defoe, Watmore, Graham, Gooch. “It was a very hard fought win against them [last time]”.
Arsenal’s Calum Chambers controls the ball during an English Premier League match at the Emirate …
“Liverpool will come too soon – maybe [he will be] back for Stoke”, Wenger explained.
“We’re using the squad to its full potential, based on another game on Wednesday and one the following Saturday”.
“You have to have both short range and long-range goals”.
“I dreamt about being a professional footballer and then when I became one, I dreamt about playing in an FA Cup final”.
The Gunners are looking to defend the FA Cup, which they have won for the last two years.
“On the breaks they were very unsafe”. Do you think Arsenal have what it takes to win the league this season?
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Here’s hoping that the returning players can help Arsenal kick on and continue its run of excellent form. However, Sunderland’s attacking quality can not match upto Arsenal’s.
