Arsenal drop Wolves team news hints early after huge Matheus Cunha announcement
Arsenal have hinted that manager Mikel Arteta will select much of the midfield that beat Dinamo Zagreb when they face Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Gunners are on the cusp of progression to the Champions League last 16 with a game to spare after winning at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night. That final league phase match is away to Girona next week, but before that, they will first hope they return to winning ways in the Premier League this weekend against Wolves.
After drawing 2-2 with Aston Villa last time out, it appears Arteta will resist the temptation to rotate, at least in midfield, while in the West Midlands. That is what the club's social media posts since beating Dinamo Zagreb suggest.
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Declan Rice is the subject of their pre-match graphic published Friday night ahead of the game. The midfielder played every minute against the Croatian club after also doing so during the Villa match and featuring for all but the final few minutes in the north London derby before that.
Then, hours before kick-off, the club shared a matchday graphic featuring Martin Odegaard. Arsenal's captain has been present for all their last four fixtures across all competitions, including the entire extra-time period in their FA Cup third-round tie against Manchester United.
Jorginho and Raheem Sterling have also hinted at their involvement on social media by posting personalised matchday graphics. Both started in midweek, with the former also finishing the match while the latter came off before the hour mark. It was Jorginho's first appearance since the Man United tie, but Sterling has featured in the Gunners' last four matches after returning from injury.
As for the opposition, Matheus Cunha is a player Arsenal are credited with an interest in signing. Wolves head coach Vitor Pereira reiterated the player's commitment in his pre-match press conference. Then, on Friday night, Cunha and his wife, Gabriela Nogueira da Cunha, announced on Instagram that she is pregnant with their second child.