Returns this week Carabao Cup, known as the League Cup; between the professional teams of the four English divisions.
One of the great teams, Arsenal, has had better luck in the draw, drawing with the Preston North End, of EFL Championship, English second division.
For this clash Mikel Arteta In principle he will make changes to the starting XI. In goal, Neto is not registered in this competition, so if the Spanish coach decides to rest David Raya, Tommy Setford, who arrived this year from Ajax, could make his debut. Against him Bolton Wanderers, The third goalkeeper was injured, as was the Barcelona goalkeeper who had discomfort and finally the 16-year-old goalkeeper, Jack Porter, played.
Box defense
For this meeting Mikel Arteta It has serious problems in defense, specifically with Gabriel, Timber, Tomiyasu and Tierney. In a match against a lower-class rival designed to give the starters a rest, the Spanish coach is forced to rebuild the rearguard.
This match could serve Oleksandr Zinchenko to vindicate himself, since the Ukrainian full-back has been losing a lot of weight in the San Sebastian coach’s plans; even being surpassed by the youth squad Myles Lewis-Skelly who played before him against Liverpool.
Opportunity for young people
Taking into account the rival, it is quite likely that the less common ones like Jorginho, Kiwior, Sterling… will have minutes in this tie.
It is also likely that several youngsters from the academy will be part of the team. gunner, one of the most prominent in England. Players like the aforementioned Lewis-Skelly or Ethan Nwaneri, They could have their chance starting from the beginning. Both players are already part of the first team and want to continue having minutes.
In addition to the two of them, interesting players like Nichols, Heaven, Gower, Butler-Oyedeji and company will fight to get into the squad for this matchup.
