CL: Arsenal v FC Basel, Wednesday 28th Sept, 7.45pm, BTS3

[fakeyank]

Ozil and Alexis have to start and I think they will too. I don't get the point of resting them in important games when the season is so young.

I dont think CL games are important games. We know we will get knocked out soon. We really should be putting all our eggs in the PL and FA Cup baskets.

[Kano]

I dont think CL games are important games. We know we will get knocked out soon. We really should be putting all our eggs in the PL and FA Cup baskets.

The CL is very important to the players. And for a club our size, we should treat it as such too.

[Gooner23]

Strongest team for me. I wouldn't mind seeing Elneny in there alongside Xhaka though.

[pakgunner]

Strongest team for me. I wouldn't mind seeing Elneny in there alongside Xhaka though.

I agree, these two should play most of our cup games with Cazorla coming in the odd occasion for rotation. Building a midfield foundation to suit all the players for a long season. Ramsey can also be in the mix once he's had enough matches under his belt.
PL: Xhaka , Santi, Ozil
Cup: LeCoq, Elneny, Ramsey
UCL: Xhaka, Santi, Ozil or Elneny, Xhaka, Ozil

[Goonermerree]

Come on Arsenal. More of the same from Saturday please.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Bizarrely we're being forced to play in Yellow at home tonight.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...ue-change.html

[Niall_Quinn]

Bizarrely we're being forced to play in Yellow at home tonight.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...ue-change.html

Not that fluorescent horror show?

And anyway. Basle's first kit is completely different to ours.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

[radford78]

As strong a line up as we have really. Barring the 'keeper. Nice to see. Giroud, nowhere to be seen!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud is suspended.

Basel: Vaclik, Traore, Balanta, Xhaka, Suchy, Lang, Bjarnason, Zuffi, Fransson, Doumbia, Steffen.