Arsenal’s starting XI after January transfer window as struggling winger dropped

LB – Riccardo Calafiori

Getting Calafiori back looks to be key for Arsenal, who have missed the Italian. Jurrien Timber, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kieran Tierney are also options here.

CB – Gabriel Magalhaes

Gabriel has had a fine season so far and will remain a starter going forward.

CB – William Saliba

Saliba is another of the star performers, and Arsenal will hope to have him fit for the rest of the season.

RB – Jurrien Timber

It looks as though Timber will be the preferred option on the right, with Ben White not due back until March. Thomas Partey has also regularly filled in here.

CDM – Declan Rice

Arsenal are covered in this spot, with Rice one of their best performers again this season.

CM – Mikel Merino

There will be competition for this spot between Merino, Partey, Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri, but the Spaniard is likely to win the role as he continues to adapt to English football.

CM – Martin Odegaard

Arsenal’s skipper is not immune to being substituted, as shown in the Everton draw, but he remains one of Arteta’s most important players, especially with the need for creativity.

RW – Bukayo Saka

Saka is another undroppable, but Arteta will want him to be a little more consistent in being at his most dangerous.

LW – Leroy Sane

Arsenal are unlikely to spend big money in January, but they desperately need a winger capable of playing on the left with Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard in poor form this season, while Raheem Sterling doesn’t look as though he will cut it. Bayern Munich winger Sane has been linked, and he is likely the most realistic option in January, given he has Premier League experience and could be affordable given his contract is set to expire in the summer.

CF – Kai Havertz

Arsenal are going to need to sign a goalscoring striker at some point in the near future, but it will cost them big in January, meaning a deal is unlikely. Clubs will not be looking to sell their top strikers in January, and that always makes things difficult.

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Marcus Rashford making a move to Arsenal from Man United in January now looks unlikely after the latest update at the Emirates.

The attacker’s total omission from the matchday squad for the Manchester derby on Sunday (15 December) has surely only raised further questions about his future at Old Trafford.

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Even before that though, the 27-year-old was being touted for an exit after struggling for game time since the appointment of Ruben Amorim.

Speaking earlier last week former England international Joe Cole had suggested that Rashford would be a good signing for Arsenal to boost their attacking options.

However, a new update on the future of another player currently at The Emirates Stadium may have shut down those suggestions for the time being at least.

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