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When it comes to the League Cup, there is no more complicated draw than facing Manchester City, who have won it in 5 of the last 7 seasons, including the last three in a row, so we can assume that Pep Guardiola will play tonight with a team full of stars.
And Arsenal couldn’t be in a worse position than they are now, languishing at 15th place in the Premier League and without a win in their last 7 matches.
But the fact is, the Gunners have come to this round by beating two quality teams in Leicester and Liverpool, and we maintain our reputation as a ‘cup team’, with much better results in knockout matches.
Traditionally Arsenal have used this competition to bleed some youngsters in competitive matches and especially Arteta has followed in Wenger’s footsteps in that regard, and one fact we cannot ignore is that our last six League Cup matches and the Europa League have all been victories. but they have also occurred when Arteta has chosen his ‘fringe players’ before his first team, so many Arsenal fans think they should play again tonight, but Arteta would not commit to playing with his “Tuesday team” tonight.
Arsenal’s English midfielder Joe Willock (R) celebrates scoring his team’s third goal with Arsenal’s Spanish defender Pablo Mari during the first round of the UEFA Europa League Group B football match between Dundalk and Arsenal. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP via Getty Images)
He told Arsenal.com yesterday: “Let’s see how the guys are today. Auba is not fit for tomorrow, that’s for sure. Tomorrow he will not play so we will see who is available because we also have some doubts in other positions. We want to form a very competitive team because we know the level of City and we want to win the game tomorrow.
So it remains to be seen if Arteta thinks our reserves are much more competitive than our first team at the moment, or will he play a mix of the two?
What kind of gear do you think Arteta will put on tonight?
