PL: Arsenal v Manchester City | August 12th, 2018 16:00 BST | Sky Sports

[Yousif Arsenal]

Matteo was always going to start today it seem Torreira not fully fit yet. I don't trust cech he always seem putting his defense under pressure when we start build an attack from him

 

[NieThePiet]

They are starting with Agüero, Mahrez and Sterling and they still have Sane, De Bruyne and Jesus on the bench. David Silva not even in the squad. Yeah..

 

[SA Gunner]

Cech should have better options to pass to, so we should not be seeing those poor clearances anymore.

My main concern is Xhaka, he needs to be protected as far as possible. Ramsey needs to assist in that regard.

As for Guendouzi, fully deserved. So happy to see him there

COYG

 

[BaZZe]

Torreria will get subbed in I bet.

 

[Artisan]

Mikhi starting so not a bad line up, he's the closest thing we've got to a winger.

 

[Vinci]

Torreria will get subbed in I bet.

Yeah, near the end when defending a 3-0 lead.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

They are starting with Agüero, Mahrez and Sterling and they still have Sane, De Bruyne and Jesus on the bench. David Silva not even in the squad. Yeah..

Pretty scary I agree

 

[razörist]

For those that didn’t see it

 

[blaze_of_glory]

I think it will be too early for Torreira to start as he's not been back long. Also pretty sure Ramsey (if fit) and Xhaka come back in now that preseason is over, but we'll see.

Think we'll line up:

-----------------------GK (dunno who) -------------------
Bellerin----------Mustaphi----Sokratis---------AMN
---------------------Doozy-------Xhaka------------
---------------------------Ramsey----------------------
----Mhiki----------------Auba---------------Özil------

****ing nailed it lads.

 

[Fewtch]

So if Xhaka has a stinker, do we blame it on him not having any protection or what?

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

****ing nailed it lads.

You have one gold star waiting for you if you someday pass by my house in Vestmannaeyjar!

 

[OnlyOne]

Xhaka has a lot to prove today imo.

 

[Vinci]

****ing nailed it lads.

Except for Dunno Who. Didn't even make the bench.

 

[razörist]

They are starting with Agüero, Mahrez and Sterling and they still have Sane, De Bruyne and Jesus on the bench. David Silva not even in the squad. Yeah..

We are starting with Aubameyang, Özil, Mkhi, we still have Lacazette, Torreira, elN.. Torreira on the bench, Welbeck not even in the squad. Yeah...

 

[bingobob]

Nervous as feck now.

 

[MutableEarth]

Bit annoyed Nelson didn't make the bench but I like this line-up. As good as I could hope for.

 

[Artisan]

So if Xhaka has a stinker, do we blame it on him not having any protection or what?

The beauty of the Ramsey-Xhaka partnership is that they can both escape responsibility by blaming each other. It's foolproof.

 

[tap-in]

I thought Emery may play both Laca & Auba but in a game like this I can understand 3 in the middle to protect our back 4. I'm sure we'll see them both start in some games but this week and next, probably not! Great to see such a strong bench for a change, that has to be our strongest bench for quite a few seasons.

PS, City's bench is insane!

 

[skummm]

LETS DO THIS!

COYG!!!!

 

[NoOffense]

Looking at the squads and I really think we do have a solid chance of winning this one. City is without D.Silva and KDB. And they have been the ones to pull the strings in City's games.

We should be controlling the midfield and the ball most of the time which leaves us vulnerable to counter attacks.

I have a positive feeling about Mesut and Mikhi to have an excellent games so to me it all comes down to Xhaka and Ramsey.

3-2 for the Gunners