The Arsenal fans and manager Arsene Wenger will be hoping that our north London rivals have to cope with a bit of the bad luck on the injury front that we are often forced to cope with, as they have a number
of key first team players currently in the treatment room.
The draw will allow Arsene Wenger to
rest key first team players once again and give valuable playing time to some young Gunners and fringe members of the squad while keeping a very good chance of progression.
Making 27 appearances in the first team last season, the young midfielder was often the first choice to rotate into the Barcelona line - up
when key first team players — Xavi, Iniesta, Fàbregas — were either injured or being rested.
Unless Arsenal are hit with an injury to one of
our key first team players over the next couple of weeks, or until we are judging by the constantly long list of crocked players that the Gunners always seem to have, there is a good chance that Arsene Wenger will allow the January transfer window to close without spending any money apart from the pittance it cost to get the young left back Cohen Bramall to north London.
We already know who will definitely not be in the Arsenal XI that will start the pre-season match in the United States against an All - Star MLS team in the early hours of tomorrow, with Arsene Wenger having to do without a number of
his key first team players for one reason or another.
The Asian midfielder was heavily established himself at the Stadium of Light and has been transformed into
a key first team player at the Liberty Stadium.