Having played their first 5 league matches of the season, Arsenal are about to enter a sort of second phase of the campaign, with the Europa League group stages and the Carabao Cup tumbling into the fray. While a little unloved, these competitions give fringe players their first real chance to make an impression on the season and for some, their first opportunity to impress the new manager in a competitive environment. Young players such as Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith-Rowe will look to continue to build their profiles with minutes in these games. Arsenal are very well stocked in attack, where at least one big player has to be omitted from the starting line-up every week, so the Gunners...
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