Confirmed Arsenal lineup tonight: Partey starts as Arteta appears to change formation

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Arsenal starting XI: Leno; Cedric, Luiz, Gabriel, Kolasinac; Pepe, Elneny, Partey, Saka; Lacazette, Nketiah.

Arsenal substitutes: Macey, Runarsson, Bellerin, Mustafi, Tierney, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Willock, Nelson, Aubameyang.

Arsenal are back in action this evening as they travel to Austria to take on Rapid Vienna in their first Europa League group stage game of the season.

Mikel Arteta has seemingly made a surprise decision tonight,as it look like he has gone with a 4-4-2 system rather than his usual 3-4-3 or 4-3-3.

Bernd Leno keeps his place in goal as Arteta resists the temptation to give Runar Runarsson a game, whilst it’s a back four of Cedric Soares, David Luiz, Gabriel Magalhaes and Sead Kolasinac.

New signing Thomas Partey makes his first Arsenal start in midfield, partnering Mohamed Elneny, with Bukayo Saka down the left and Nicolas Pepe on the right.

Eddie Nketiah is given a start in attack, partnering Alexandre Lacazette as Arsenal go for goals in Austria tonight.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is on the bench, alongside Runarsson, Matt Macey, Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Kieran Tierney, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Granit Xhaka, Joe Willock and Reiss Nelson.