Arsenal will seek to take one more step towards the round of 16 of the champions league when they take on Inter Milan at the San Siro this afternoon.
The Gunners have seen their first division The title fight has been derailed in recent weeks as they have only picked up one point in their last three games. The 1-0 defeat against Newcastle UnitedEdit The weekend has left Arsenal seven points behind the leader Liverpool so they have a lot of ground to recover if they want to return to the fight for the title.
Mikel Arteta We may hope that the distraction of the Champions League can be used to get their campaign back on track, but the north Londoners face a tough game against Inter Milan on matchday four.
David Raya starts again in goal, while Ben White starts again at right back after recovering from a knock. William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes continue their partnership at the back with Jurrien Timber maintaining his place at left back.
Declan Rice He is ruled out for Arsenal after suffering an ankle injury against Newcastle, so Thomas Partey moves to midfield where he accompanies Mikel Merino. That means Jorginho has to settle for a place on the bench.
Bukayo Saka He starts on the right flank once again for Arsenal and will be the main danger as the Gunners look to find their rhythm in attack after drawing a blank at St James' Park last time out.
Kai Havertz It starts again for the visitors and is supported by Leandro Trossard. The Belgian maintains his place despite his poor performance in the last game. Gabriel Martinelli also maintains his place on the left wing, so Gabriel JesusRaheem Sterling and Ethan Nwaneri will have to settle for places among the reserves.
Here are the confirmed lineups:
Inter Milan
summer; pavardde Vrij, Bisseck; Dumfries, Frattesi, Çalhanoğlu, Zieliński, Darmian; Taremi, Lautaro.
Substitutes: Di Gennaro, Josep Martínez, Arnautovic, huram, Acerbi, Buchanan, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Dimarco, Bastoni
Arsenal
stripe; Blanco, Saliba, Gabriel, Wood; Partey, Merino, Saka, Martinelli; Trossard, Havertz.
Substitutes: Neto, Setford, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Robinson, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Ødegaard, Butler-Oyedeji, Sterling, Jesús.
