Arsenal are going for that very elusive seasonal double for Man City, something that hasn’t happened in a very long time.
They’ll need all their biggest guns at their disposal for this one. Football London reports that Gabriel Magalhaes, one half of the Gunners’ elite center back pairing, withdrew from Brazil national team camp this week for precautionary reasons.
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Kickoff: Sun. March 31, 4:30pm, Etihad Stadium
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Concerned about inflammation within his Achilles, Gabriel decided to rest this international break, with an eye on his long-term fitness for the run in.
We predict him to be in the first team for this one. And here is who else we believe will be joining him in the starting lineup that Mikel Arteta will pick.
Arsenal Starting XI Prediction at Manchester City
David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz; Eddie Nketiah, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus
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