3 crucial Arsenal players against Bayern Munich

Alexis Sanchez

Looked jaded in the first fixture at the Emirates after playing a crazy amount of games, but is back to peak fitness and raring to go after another good performance against Swansea at the weekend.

With us expected to have our backs against the wall for most of the game, we will need his pace, tireless work rate and infectious aggression to keep up intensity and drive at the Germans to stop them dominating the ball. We all know how good a player he is – and so do Bayern.

With the threat he poses they will likely try and mark him out the game, which may also play into our hands and create space for our other attacking players to exploit. His performance – as always – will be crucial for us.