Arsenal have confirmed their starting XI to face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
The Gunners are unbeaten in the competition this season after following up a 0-0 draw with Atalanta by beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 at the Emirates earlier this month.
Mikel Arteta’s men will be hoping for a much-improved performance against the Ukrainians after losing 2-0 at Bournemouth on Saturday evening in what was their first defeat of the season.
Scroll down to see the confirmed line-ups.
Arsenal confirmed line-up
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🧱 Saliba and Gabriel at the back
🔙 Martinelli returns to the XI
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Bukayo Saka misses his second successive game with injury, with captain Martin Odegaard also absent from the home clash.
Raheem Sterling and Mikel Merino drop to the bench with Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus coming in as Arteta appears to tweak his formation slightly from the 4-3-3 deployed on the South Coast.
Jesus looks set to be flanked by Martinelli and Leandro Troassard in attack, with Kai Havertz dropping back to a deeper position.
Arsenal’s back four of Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel and Riccardo Califiori remains unchanged, with David Raya once again in goal.
Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Califiori, Rice, Partey, Havertz, Trossard, Jesus, Martinelli
Shakhtar XI: Riznyk, Konoplia, Bondar, Matviyenko, Pedro Henrique, Zubkov, Bondarenko, Kryskiv, Eguinaldo, Sudakov, Sikan
