Arsenal lineup vs. Como: Predicted XI for pre-season fixture as Mikel Arteta ponders Bruno Guimaraes debut

Bruno Guimaraes is successful enactment to marque his Arsenal debut connected Wednesday, erstwhile the nine take connected Como astatine the Emirates.

The Brazilian completed his determination to the Londoners from Newcastle United past week, and helium volition beryllium keen to marque his archetypal quality successful beforehand of his caller fans.

Guimaraes could beryllium joined successful the mediate of the transportation by academy merchandise Myles Lewis-Skelly, though Declan Rice whitethorn beryllium an enactment from the seat aft returning to training.

Injuries to defenders William Saliba and Jurrien Timber person depleted Mikel Arteta's options astatine the back, and that could pb to him selecting Ben White astatine right-back and Cristhian Mosquera arsenic the team's right-sided centre-back.

Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori are apt to capable retired the remainder of defence, portion the instrumentality of David Raya betwixt the posts should not beryllium ruled retired aft the Spaniard returned to training.

In attack, Kai Havertz could beryllium utilized arsenic a striker alternatively of successful midfield owed to the enactment of Guimaraes, but that would impact Viktor Gyokeres dropping to the bench.

Teenager Max Dowman whitethorn clasp his spot successful the guardant line, portion Martin Odegaard and Christos Tzolis are candidates to implicit Arsenal's attack.

Arsenal imaginable starting lineup:

Raya; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Guimaraes, Lewis-Skelly; Dowman, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz