Kevin Campbell has said on Highbury Squad that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta could leave a lot of Gunners fans angry if he includes Granit Xhaka in the starting lineup against Nuno’s Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal will take on Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium in the North London derby this weekend.
The Premier League game will be held on Sunday.
Ahead of the match, former Arsenal striker Campbell has said that he does not think that Xhaka will return to the starting lineup.
Switzerland international midfielder Xhaka is available for the game against Spurs after serving a three-match suspension.
Campbell said on Highbury Squad: “Is there a chance? Of course, there is a chance because his suspension is over now.
“Do I think it’s going to happen? No, I don’t think it’s going to happen. I honestly don’t.”
The former Arsenal striker added: “If it did happen, obviously there would be a lot of disappointed people, a lot of angry people, but the key is winning the game. “
Should Granit Xhaka start for Arsenal?
Xhaka has not played competitive football for a while, and you have to ask whether he is ‘match-fit’.
Yes, the midfielder is a senior player and is very good, but Arsenal have done well in his absence, winning back-to-back Premier League games and also winning in the Carabao Cup.
Thomas Partey is fit now, while Albert Sambi Lokonga has done well for Arsenal in the middle of the park.
It would make sense for the Gunners to play Partey and Lokonga together in the middle of the park against Tottenham and keep Xhaka as an option to bring on as a substitute.
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