{"id":296952,"date":"2023-11-20T05:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T05:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296952"},"modified":"2023-11-20T05:54:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T05:54:19","slug":"arsenal-predicted-line-up-vs-brentford-as-mikel-arteta-sweats-over-three-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/arsenal-predicted-line-up-vs-brentford-as-mikel-arteta-sweats-over-three-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal predicted line-up vs Brentford as Mikel Arteta sweats over three stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal need to improve their team in January | Football Digest<\/h3>\n

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will be sweating over the fitness of several of his stars during this international break, before the Gunners return to club duty for their trip to Brentford on Saturday. An away day to Thomas Frank\u2019s side is never an easy task, with Arteta surely hoping that he encounters no further injury blows in the coming days. Fitness worries have already plagued the squad through Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah and here, Express Sport<\/em> has taken a look at a potential lineup Arteta could deploy against Brentford as a result of those doubts.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper: Aaron Ramsdale<\/strong><\/p>\n

There has been plenty of speculation surrounding the goalkeeper position at Arsenal, but David Raya looks to be the firm number one in Arteta\u2019s eyes. Aaron Ramsdale\u2019s father recently admitted that his son knows he will only get opportunities in cup matches or injury to Raya, but the Spanish stopper is ineligible to face his parent club.<\/p>\n

Raya joined Arsenal on loan from Brentford in the summer as opposed to a permanent deal, which ensures that he will be forced to sit Saturday\u2019s game out as Ramsdale has been handed another chance to prove Arteta wrong.<\/p>\n

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Defence: Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel, Takehiro Tomiyasu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arteta will be hoping that his backline comes through international duty without injury, barring Ben White who was not named in Gareth Southgate\u2019s England squad to face Malta and North Macedonia.<\/p>\n

Gabriel will need to be a late check should he feature in Brazil\u2019s crunch World Cup qualifier against rivals Argentina just over 72 hours before Arsenal travel to Brentford, while Takehiro Tomiasyu\u2019s defensive capabilities may be preferred over Oleksandr Zinchenko to combat Bees talisman Bryan Mbeumo.<\/p>\n