Arsenal are looking to continue their unbeaten streak when they take on Manchester United in their Premier League clash at Old Trafford.
The Gunners have not lost in their past 19 matches across all competitions and will seek to take advantage of a United side decimated by injuries.
Unai Emery’s men come into the match in high spirits after their 4-2 demolition of Tottenham at the weekend, although they will be without key man Granit Xhaka.
The Swiss international picked up his fifth booking of the season in the north London derby and will serve an automatic one-game suspension, but Emery has a plan in place to deal with his absence.
Matteo Guendouzi is the most likely candidate to step into the midfield alongside Lucas Torreira, while Xhaka’s set-piece expertise is also being replaced.
The 26-year-old has taken 42 corners for Arsenal so far this season, 23 more than the next man on the list – Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
With Mkhitaryan unlikely to start following a poor first-half performance against Spurs last time out, Emery has had Torreira and Sead Kolasinac practising their dead-ball skills.
Taking corners from the right side of the pitch during training at London Colney on Tuesday, Torreira practised out-swinging deliveries while Kolasinac provided in-swingers.
Emery’s attention to detail suggests the duo are set to take over Xhaka’s duties at Old Trafford, while Arsenal fans can also glean some more team news from the tactics.
Nacho Monreal has been struggling with a hamstring injury in recent weeks but had hoped to feature against the Red Devils after returning to training.
However, Kolasinac’s involvement in set-piece duties indicates that he will get the nod at left-back – even if his Spanish team-mate is fit enough to feature.
Meanwhile, there was no sign of Mesut Ozil during the session with the German having suffered a back spasm which ruled him out against Tottenham and could prevent him from facing United.