Things couldn't be going an awful lot better for Arsenal right now. They've catapulted themselves back in to the title race with four superb wins in a row in which they have scored 16 goals. Mikel Arteta though, is not getting too carried away.
«It’s the most important part of the season,» he said in his pre-match press conference. «We know that every fixture will play a significant part in what we want to achieve. Burnley is the most important one at the moment. If you look at how teams have drawn with or beaten them it’s been with very small margins. They’re very well coached and they’ll be very competitive. We know we have a very tough match on Saturday. That’s the only way to play the game. The rest will come.»
Arteta will know that unless Arsenal can get their fifth win a row, they will risk ceding crucial ground to Manchester City and Liverpool in the title race. As a result, it's crucial he gets his team selection right. Thankfully football.london's Arsenal writers Kaya Kaynak and Tom Canton are on hand to help decide who he should pick.
Arsenal will hope to welcome back a couple of their absentees from previous weeks however, they might need to make do with a place on the bench considering the form Mikel Arteta’s side go into the clash with Burnley. Oleksandr Zinchenko is my only returner if indeed he is available which the Spaniard has remained tight-lipped on so far.
Although Jorginho has trained this week, the midfield three of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard should be maintained to continue their dominance. I would love to see a goal or two from the skipper to add to what has become a creative masterclass of a season after this past weekend he became the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to
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