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2.08pm GMT
6 min “I suspect the choice of Lacazette or Aubameyang may be taken out of Arsenal’s hands,” emails Matt Emerson. “Lacazette has been on a rotten run of form and he’s probably the one that Arteta would want to sell. But Aubameyang is the class act and if wanted to go there would be no shortage of options for him. As it stands, we are playing both in the hope that Lacazette’s form improves whilst Ozil is still in one of his brief periods of motivation...”
Lacazette has started every game under Arteta, but I agree he’s the one I’d expect to go. It’s possible that his ability to bring others into play is valued, but Arsenal would need big goalscoring contributions from their wide players to make that work. Aubameyang, on the other hand, will always get goals, but playing through the middle he doesn’t offer much else.
2.05pm GMT
4 min Saka runs at Lowton, shimmying inside before nipping outside, Chris Waddle-style. Lowton chops him down, as you would, and Ozil will swing in the free-kick ... to no avail. Continue reading...

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