Arsenal take on Manchester City for the second time in four days on Thursday.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will be hoping his side fare better this time around after suffering a humiliating 3-0 defeat in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
Wenger suffered an injury blow heading into the clash as Nacho Monreal has been ruled out for the next two games.
The head coach also underlined that Monreal could miss the Europa League clash against AC Milan next week as well.
“He is out for the two games – this weekend,” Wenger said at his pre-match press conference.
“He might be out for two more – Milan and maybe one more.
“The rest, everybody is fit.”
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Wenger will also be without Alexandre Lacazette and Santi Cazorla who are sidelined.
The French coach will have Henrikh Mkhitaryan back after returning from being cup-tied against City over the weekend.
Wenger will have star man Mesut Ozil available for the City clash.
The playmaker of Turkish origin did not exactly put in a memorable performance in the final.
Petr Cech is likely to return to the starting lineup, replacing David Ospina who is used for cup games.
City have won 22 of their last 25 Premier League games but Arsenal are undefeated in 19 of their last 20 home games.
The Premier League leaders head into the clash as favorites but are without a win in their last three away games.
