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Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Leeds United for August 23
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Arsenal opened their Premier League campaign with a win over Manchester United and now host Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners will be targeting another three points as they push for the Premier League title. Here is our Arsenal predicted lineup.

Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Manchester United

How Arsenal Have Lined Up Recently

At Old Trafford, Mikel Arteta lined his team up in a 4-3-3 formation, with David Raya starting in goal, Jurriën Timber and Riccardo Calafiori starting in the full-back positions. The dependable centre-back partnership of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães was also present. Read More: Top Five Greatest Arsenal Goalkeepers of All Time Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice were in midfield alongside Martin Ødegaard. In the wide areas, it was Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, with summer signing Viktor Gyökeres starting in attack.

Arsenal Injuries and Absentees to Consider

In the pre-match press conference on August 22 at the Sobha Realty Training Centre, Mikel Arteta was asked for the latest injury news, including Kai Havertz: “Well, he’s certainly not fit for this match, unfortunately,” he said. “We don’t really know yet the extent of it, I think we need a bit more time and some more tests, and after that we will have more clarity about the next steps. “I prefer not to talk about the specifics, but he’s not fit, as I said, and we need to explore that issue a little bit further and decide what we’re going to do. Read More: Top Five Greatest Arsenal Fullbacks of All Time “The worst scenario is that he cannot play tomorrow, I would love to have him fresh and available, bringing what he brings to the team but unfortunately, that is not going to be possible.” Arteta also provided updates on the availability of Ben White, Christian Norgaard, Jurrien Timber and Gabriel Jesus.

Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Leeds United

GK: David Raya LB: Riccardo Calafiori CB: William Saliba CB: Gabriel Magalhães RB: Jurriën Timber CM: Martin Zubimendi CM: Declan Rice AM: Martin Ødegaard LW: Gabriel Martinelli ST: Viktor Gyökeres RW: Bukayo Saka

This article first appeared on Last Word On Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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