Mikel Arteta has made 10 changes for tonight’s Champions League round of 16 game against Bayer Leverkusen, including William Saliba returning to the heart of our defence.
The Frenchman has missed the past couple of matches with an ankle injury but is back as part of a familiar-looking side after the boss rotated heavily for our FA Cup win at Mansfield Town on Saturday.
Having been rested for that game, Gabriel, Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice all return as expected, with only Gabriel Martinelli named in both starting line-ups. The Brazilian needs one more goal to equal the seven that Thierry Henry netted in 2002/03 to become our joint-highest scorer in a Champions League campaign.