Arsenal will go into Sunday's derby on the back of a horrendous defeat against Bayern Munich in Champions
League midweek clash; however, Arsene Wenger and his men will be looking to continue in their excellent League form when Spurs visit on Sunday.
Not exact matches
However despite Giroud's best efforts, as well as a goal in the
midweek clash against Ludogorets, Alexis still kept his place for the following Premier
League match against North London rivals Spurs.
And now reports in Spain have claimed that Napoli have emerged as frontrunners for his signature after having him scouted during Madrid's
midweek Champions
League clash with Paris Saint Germain.
Cazorla was missing through an injury concern picked up after Arsenal's
midweek Champions
League clash.
A trip to Switzerland in
midweek awaits shortly after, with the Champions
League clash against Basel to play.
Arsenal's form is quite the opposite, having gone unbeaten since the opening weekend until the
midweek League Cup
clash with Southampton, which saw a number of players rotated into the side.
The Gunners were in action in
midweek for their
League Cup
clash with West Ham United, but there was one big talking point in Wenger's starting line - up.
The Arsenal and Wales midfield star has returned from his hamstring injury just in time to be available for the first north London derby of the current season, although it remains to be seen whether Arsene Wenger puts him straight into the starting line up for the visit of Tottenham in the Premier
League on Sunday, as the
midweek Champions
League clash with Ludogorets was his first start since the opening day of the season.
The current Premier
League leaders went into the
clash against the Hammers on the back of suffering a 2 - 1 loss at the hands of Serie A giants Juventus in the Champions
League opener in
midweek, although they had made a perfect start to the domestic campaign.
Next weekend could be massive for us because we have a home game against Everton after the
midweek Champions
League clash with Monaco.
However, the triumph came at a cost, with Massimiliano Allegri admitting after the match that the World Cup - winning midfielder was a doubt for Juve's
midweek Champions
League clash with Borussia Monchengladbach.
Chelsea's ambition in regaining their second place spot in English Premier
League standings didn't work as planned with Antonio Conte's men only picking up a point from their
midweek clash against Arsenal.
Prior to the Spurs
clash, United have a
midweek league trip to Bournemouth, and Mourinho confirmed that the game may witness an opportunity for a couple of the bench players.
Tottenham on the other hand started their season on a quiet note, but have recently stepped up their game and will be going into the
clash at the Emirates Stadium on the back of three straight wins — including their
midweek Europa
League victory against Anderlecht.
Bayern Munich maybe a dominant force in Germany and Europe, but they're not getting all cocky ahead of their
midweek Champions
League clash against AS Rome this Tuesday.
Many players were rested in the
midweek clash against Qarabag in the Champions
League.
Liverpool will warm up for their Champions
League clash with Roma in
midweek at the Hawthorns, against a West Brom side heading for the Championship.
From a defining
clash between title rivals at Anfield to the ever - changing battle for survival, Paul Merson offers his
midweek Premier
League predictions...
Toby Alderweireld is of course back in contention for this one after coming on as a substitute in
midweek, but Erik Lamela and Vincent Janssen remain out for the trip to Old Trafford in this key Premier
League clash.
Following the 0 - 0 draw with Burnley, fans prayed that the
midweek Europa
League clash would bring relief and perhaps a victory in Turkey.
Pontus Jansson scores a last gasp winner for Leeds as they beat Blackburn in their
midweek league clash
The Hammers, well, they came through their
midweek Carling Cup
clash with Stoke City in the end, not without a number of scares mind, but arrive in north London off the back of a dreadful performance last time out in the
league when losing 2 - 1 at home to Newcastle United a week ago.
They face an EFL Cup semi-final in
midweek after this
clash, but expect them to prioritise the
league as they chase top flight survival.
Diego Costa's second goal v Saints for Chelsea was a fantastic team goal from the Blues in their
midweek league clash against Claude Puel's side on 25 April, 2017.
Their situation isn't helped by the fact they face French Ligue 1 title - holders Marseille at Old Trafford in
midweek for a Round of 16
clash in the UEFA Champions
League, a match United must win if they're to prolong their European adventure, with the tie evenly - poised at 0 - 0.