They will be busy with their FA Cup duties when they welcome Lincoln City to the Emirates in the quarterfinals. With catching Chelsea up not being an option in the league, the FA Cup is the only real shot at silverware for Wenger, who might leave the club at the end of the season. The players and the fans at the club will hope that they can end his a 20-year long service with a trophy and Wenger will go into this game with a strong side to try and evade any upset from the League 2 outfit. Here is the predicted line-up that Wenger might field for this tie:
German star Mesut Ozil missed the game against Liverpool and was on the bench for the UCL tie. But he is now fully fit and could play a huge role in this game. Alex Iwobi also missed the game against Bayern but should be back for this tie. However, long-term absentees Santi Cazorla, Mathieu Debuchy are still out, with Mohamed Elneny as well out injured for this clash.
The cup keeper for Arsenal, Ospina was yet again in the firing line against Bayern and he will hope for an easier game this weekend in the FA Cup.
Hector Bellerin is virtually undroppable from the team as he is one of the best right-backs in the league. He is a sure starter.
Arsene Wenger should stick with Shkodran Mustafi for this tie as the German has been completely reliable at the back. He shows leadership and there is no reason why Wenger would bench him for this game.
Arsenal’s stats against Bayern in the CL shows that they conceded just 1 goal during his 102 minutes on the pitch and 9 goals when he was off for the remaining 72 minutes. This pretty much sums up what Arsenal are without the Frenchman and hence he is a definite starter.
Giving Nacho Monreal a break, Gibbs might be brought back into the starting XI at left-back for this FA Cup tie against Lincoln City.
Xhaka has not been able to settle into life at the Emirates but Wenger will need him to control the midfield for his side this weekend to try and seal a victory.
The English midfielder has been brilliant this season and is beginning to look like he is fulfilling his potential. He has been in terrific form and looks motivated and benching him wouldn’t be a nice idea.
The Welsh playmaker has not been at his best this season but this FA Cup match will give him a chance to get back into the good books of the manager.
Walcott scored the opening goal against Bayern and looked dangerous against them until Arsenal were alive in the game. He must start once again this weekend.
The Spanish attacker has been productive whenever he has taken the pitch for the Gunners. Having got less than 20 minutes under his belt on Wednesday, he should be ready to start this weekend.
Having not made the matchday squad against Bayern Munich, Welbeck will have a point to prove and will hope to win this game for his side.
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