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Some Arsenal fans have spotted a clue Arteta’s about to promote teenager for City clash

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Some Arsenal fans on Twitter believe that young hitman Folarin Balogun will be included in the squad to face Manchester City on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola’s side visit the Emirates Stadium tomorrow in search of an 18th-straight win.

Arsenal’s priority this season is to win the Europa League and seal a Champions League place that way, rather than finish inside the Premier League’s top four.

The Gunners are 10th in the table and an eight-point deficit from Leicester City in fourth suggests it could be a very big ask for the North Londoners to make up that gap between now and the end of the season.

Therefore, Mikel Arteta, whose side drew 1-1 with Benfica in the first leg of their last-32 Europa League clash in midweek, could play a slightly weaker team against the runaway Premier League leaders.

And some Arsenal fans think that 19-year-old marksman Balogun – who faced City in the League Cup defeat two months ago – might be returning to the fold.

He was left out of Steve Bould’s Under-23 squad for a game on Friday night and here’s how some fans of the North Londoners are reacting on Twitter:

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