There are many things that get people excited in the world of competition be it the transfer window, a local derby in any sport, the World Cup or the release of a brand new game. Arsenal fans and the rest of social media have been exploding with the news of the latest Grand Theft Auto launching a new trailer at the start of next month.
It was a game that alongside watching Arsenal filled many of my late teens and early 20s and when I learned that GTA V came out in September of 2017, beyond making me feel incredibly old, it also made me try to think back to who was in the Arsenal team at this point.
September 17 2013 was the official release date and three days before the title would launch marked quite the milestone for the Gunners. On the 14th, Arsenal were playing a Premier League match away at Sunderland and it was the first opportunity for the supporters to get a glimpse of their brand new record signing Mesut Ozil.
The German international made a name for himself at the club with the obscene number of assists he provided for his teammates and on this very day, the former Real Madrid man kicked off that tally by crossing the ball for Olivier Giroud to convert. The Arsenal team that day was quite the sight when seen on paper.
Wojciech Szczesny was the goalkeeper and has since moved to and become Juventus' No.1. The defenders in front of him were made up of a makeshift back line that included a centre-back pairing of Bacary Sagna and Laurent Koscielny — the former filling in after an injury crisis in the centre of defence.
The full-backs were Carl Jenkinson and Kieran Gibbs. The pair would fail to make a desired impact at the club and leave for West Brom and Nottingham Forest.
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