Mikel Arteta must now unleash £134m trio in attack to beat Man City on Sunday – opinion | OneFootball

Arsenal entertain Manchester City in Sunday’s much-anticipated Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners are nine points behind leaders Liverpool. The upcoming game against the Cityzens is a must-win to stay in the title hunt.

Ahead of the encounter, manager Mikel Arteta is expected to make multiple changes from the 2-1 Champion League win over Girona.

Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli are poised to be reinstated into the line-up, and in our opinion, Ethan Nwaneri should partner them in attack.

The 17-year-old had an exceptional showing on the right wing against Girona. He scored a fantastic goal with a curling effort from the edge of the box.

The teenager also completed 100 percent of his dribbles. He deserves to keep his place on the right wing. He could pose problems for Josko Gvardiol with his trickery.

Similarly, we would prefer Martinelli over Leandro Trossard on the left wing. Trossard may have a point to prove after his unfortunate red card in the reverse fixture.

However, Martinelli is a much better fit. His pace on the counter-attack could be key to exploiting Matheus Nunes, who has been vulnerable as a makeshift right-back.

Havertz has been guilty of squandering clear-cut opportunities lately, but the German’s aerial presence and link-up play could be useful against the Cityzens.

The 25-year-old assisted Martinelli’s deflected winner in the same fixture last term.

Arsenal need Havertz as a focal point up front. The German should get chances to score with City’s unconvincing defensive record over the course of the campaign.

Arteta must unleash a front three of Martinelli, Havertz and Nwaneri, valued at a combined £134 million by Transfermarkt, to come out on top against City on Sunday.

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Stats from Transfermarkt.com & Sofascore.com