Arsenal are faced with the prospect of winning the Premier League for the first time in a long time and the hunt restarts with a game against Leeds United on Saturday, so let’s take a look at the latest team news.
With an eight-point lead over Manchester City, the Gunners are sitting pretty at the top of the table. But as we have seen in the past, things can change quickly so, it is better to approach these last few games with a little bit of caution.
As for the team news, the north Londoners have a few headaches to take care of, with William Saliba definitely missing out this weekend and there is fear that the defender could be out for a longer period of time. It will be interesting to see how Mikel Arteta manages this situation.
Eddie Nketiah is another player who could be missing out as he is still recovering from an injury. The good news here is that the hosts do have players who can cover this position so, it should not be much of a problem. The other long-term absentees are Mohamed Elneny and Takehiro Tomiyasu who are out for the rest of the season.
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The Gunners know how dangerous Leeds can be, especially on the counter. With Saliba not playing, it is important to keep an eye out for this. The onus will be on the likes of Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka to shore up the midfield.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli who are in excellent form, have the ability to change the complexion of the game. Their pace and directness is needed to get past a team that is excellent at pressing.
It is important to keep the momentum going as Manchester City are always going to be breathing down the leaders’ necks. Given the pressure of the situation, it will take a lot to get the three points, but the job needs to be done.
Arsenal at home haven’t been the best defensively and they need to be particularly careful about set pieces. If they can do that, and be vigilant about the counter, it will make it easy to get the win.
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