Arteta restructures midfield, Partey starts, Havertz out - Arsenal changes to beat Bayern Munich
Arsenal were perhaps surprised by the challenge of Bayern Munichdespite the obvious pedigree the German side had. The prediction models certainly favoured the Gunners and were perhaps influenced by the two sides' contrasting form.
However, the Champions League veterans and multiple-time winners came with their reputation certainly on showto overturn an early deficit following Bukayo Saka's opener. Mikel Arteta made changes in the game which certainly did swing things back in his side's favour to some degree with Leandro Trossard again turning up in the big moment from the bench.
Gabriel Jesus too showed his quality by setting up the goal and asking questions of the Bayern defence that perhaps Kai Havertz was not. It was one of the more subdued games from the German forward which also raises more questions regarding who Arteta should pick for next week’s game to win the tie.
David Raya is of course going to continue in goal, despite some eyebrow-raising moments. However, the defence could certainly be changed and perhaps include someone who did not even come on during the clash.
Jakub Kiwior is a good player and proved that against Liverpool and Manchester City – retrospective scrutiny from last night has reached absurd levels as the football fan hyperbole inevitably rears its ugly head. Oleksandr Zinchenko was the right choice to come on and help Arsenal gain back some control and incisiveness that was lacking, but Takehiro Tomiyasu is who I would choose in Munich to add some more speed, experience and calmness in the back four.
Bayern are likely to have much more of the ball in their home patch which leaves Jorginho somewhat redundant. He tends to be a player who thrives when Arsenal are in possession but much less so when
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