Cazorla & Ozil vs McCarthy & Barry
Cazorla and Ozil are the two players who run the show for Arsenal. They like getting on the ball, and have the skills to get past players and possess the vision to pick out a pass if given the opportunity to put their head up. While Ozil’s game may have gone off the boil slightly in recent weeks, he still is one of the best playmakers in the league and Everton will take him lightly at their own peril.
It will be up to the Everton holding midfielders Gareth Barry and James McCarthy to ensure that Cazorla and Ozil are not afforded the time and space to inflict damage to the Everton side. They will have to harry and press for the entire ninety minutes and if they successfully manage to do that, they have a chance of nullifying their threat as Liverpool showed in their 5-1 mauling of Arsenal.