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Arsenal have the opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League tomorrow when they take on Aston Villa at Park's home ground.
Mikel Arteta is hungry for three points, so we expect him to name a solid starting lineup.
In this article we will look at the lineup that can help him get maximum points in the game, see below:
In a potential 4-3-3 formation, Aaron Ramsdale should start in goal with a quartet of Zinchenko, Gabriel, Saliba and Ben White playing at defender.
Jorginho will be looking to impress in midfield alongside the duo Martin Odegaard and Granit Xhaka. Eddie Nketiah will once again lead the team's attack from midfield while Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli will play in the wing.
Here is an illustration of the possible range below:
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Boss Steve Cooper has warned Manchester City that their Nottingham Forest stars have learned from their mistakes.
Forest host the Premier League leaders on Saturday and have been unbeaten at the City Ground in the top flight since September.
They lost 0-6 to Man City in August but beat Liverpool and Tottenham at home, and drew Chelsea since then, and Cooper knows they have improved.
I said:
"It was the beginning of a bad streak and there was something about those games that really stood out for us that we needed to change and we kept changing and working on things. .
“We have taken steps forward and backward. "It's going to be a really focused and mental match and you can find in the matches that you're physically tired but you have to make sure you're not mentally tired. We really are. must be against it.
Steve Cook could be available after Forest asked the Premier League for a special deadline to call him back into their 25-man squad.
Cooper wants the defender back to close the gap after Willy Boly is out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury and Scott McKenna is also out for six weeks.
Forest are six points above the relegation zone and Cooper knows City must be respected but not at the expense of his team.
“There is this risk and you have to find the right balance between acknowledging who they are and what they can do, but also acknowledging yourself,” he says. "Football is a competition and you have to compete in every way. If we didn't and we learned that this year. There is little room for error in this league, you have to find it. the right balance and I hope we DO.
“We knew we had to build our tools on unity and spirit.
“I was part of a couple of successful teams with England and Swansea and last year at Forest. The common denominator when things are going well is a strong spirit so that should always be the goal.
“There has been more work this year because there are a lot of new players and there is an increase in the league and demand. I don't know if siege mentality is the word, but let's really stick together and think of better things for the club.
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