Arsenal will face off against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium this Sunday as they look to secure a win in the EFL Cup final. The Gunners managed to earn a solid 2-0 win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen recently, which should keep them in good spirits going into this game.
Mikel Arteta will set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make a few changes to his first team for this clash. Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Martinelli could all play from the start of this game.
4-2-3-1 Arsenal Predicted Lineup To Face Manchester City
Defence
David Raya will operate in between the sticks for the North London club after keeping a clean sheet in his last outing. William Saliba will continue to play alongside Gabriel at the centre of the Arsenal backline as they focus on keeping the opposition attackers frustrated throughout the 90 minutes.
Jurrien Timber will hope to impress as the right-back, while Riccardo Calafiori looks to put in a solid performance on the other side as the left-back. Both of them will have to pick and choose their moments to join in on the attack.
Cristhian Mosquera will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench.
Midfield
Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi will play as the holding midfielders for Arsenal as they focus on establishing their dominance over the opposition at the centre of the park.
The gifted trio of Gabriel Martinelli, Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka will operate just ahead of them as part of Arteta’s attack. All three of them need to link up with each other well in and around the Man City penalty area if the Gunners are to secure a convincing win in this final.
Kai Havertz, Christian Norgaard and Noni Madueke will make up the numbers on the bench as they wait for their chance to influence the game in the second 45 minutes if required.
Attack
Viktor Gyokeres will spearhead Arsenal’s attack up top. He has to find a way to be a real menace in the final third.
Gabriel Jesus will have to be content with a place on the bench and might come on to make an impact in the final quarter if needed.
