At the back, David Raya remains the clear first choice between the sticks, while Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba are one of the most fearsome centre-back partnerships in all of Europe, never mind the Premier League.

Ben White is playing well at right-back and should keep his spot, even with Takehiro Tomiyasu breathing down his neck. Arteta’s second change from the Brighton game is likely to come on the left-hand side instead.

Oleksandr Zinchenko has slipped down the pecking order since falling victim to the trend of central defenders playing at full-back. Jakub Kiwior has been a regular starter since early February, and the Polish international should be fresh, fit and raring to go after watching the Gunners beat Brighton from the substitutes’ bench.

Arsenal’s predicted XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli