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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Predicted Arsenal XI with Mesut Ozil v Sunderland

All eyes will be on the Stadium of Light this weekend as Arsenal's club-record £42.5m signing Mesut Ozil makes his Gunners debut away to Sunderland. It was a bittersweet international break for Arsene Wenger, who would have been pleased with the integral role his new man played in Germany's two World Cup qualifier victories, but will be less enamoured with news that Theo Walcott, Tomas Rosicky and Yaya Sanogo all limped off over the past few days. Walcott's early withdrawal during England's 0-0 draw with Ukraine appeared to be precautionary, with the wide-man expected to return for the trip to the north east, although one man who may not start Saturday's fixture is Jack Wilshere, who rarely plays three matches in a week. The prolonged absence of Mikel Arteta means that Mathieu Flamini could get the nod to start for Arsenal, having given a good account of himself in his return to the club for their 1-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur last time out. Wenger has confirmed that Ozil will feature on Saturday, with the German likely to start alongside Santi Cazorla, with Olivier Giroud the only senior option in attack. Below is my prediction for Arsenal's line-up against Sunderland. Wojciech Szczeszny Bacary Sagna Per Mertesacker Laurent Koscielny Kieran Gibbs Mathieu Flamini Aaron Ramsey Theo Walcott Mesut Ozil Santi Cazorla Olivier Giroud Arsenal fans, what do you think will be the Gunners line-up against Sunderland? Comment below.

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