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It is very difficult to pick a team with so little understanding of who is and who is not going to be available. Going on the basis that all of Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White and Gabriel Magalhaes will not be available, the back four is an interesting process to build.

However, I think that with this in mind, it might be smart to switch things up a bit and move to a back three. Cedric is operating in a right-sided centre-half role similar to how Cesar Azpilicueta plays for Chelsea. Rob Holding is playing centrally, and Granit Xhaka is on the left. With little choice, it leaves Mikel Arteta much wiggle room.

Then Sambi Lokonga comes into the midfield two with Mohamed Elneny and Bukayo Saka and Nuno Tavares take up the wing-back spots. Finally making up the forward three is Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah and Martin Odegaard.

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It seems there is little more available to Arteta, but having as much control of the game as possible will be the best chance of a win. Importantly not conceding is Arsenal's primary goal. Having just come from behind once against Wolves this season, a goal can almost be a sentence of defeat for the Gunners, it seems.

I just hope the boys can get the job done. Whilst I expect little from Norwich, there is something of a psychological hope that