Arsenal welcome Standard Liege to the Emirates on Thursday evening for their second match in Europa League Group F.Arsenal won their European opener last week, defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in Germany, while Standard Liege started with a comfortable 2-0 home win against Vitoria Guimaraes. The Gunners head into the game on the back of a 1-1 Premier League draw at Manchester United on Monday evening, a result that has stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to six matches. Unai Emery is expected to make changes to his starting XI, with young Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli, who impressed in the recent EFL Cup win over Nottingham Forest, in contention to make his first European start. Full-backs Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney are set to start as they continue their returns from long-term injuries, while Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson and Mesut Ozil are all likely to feature. Liege are second in their domestic division, just a point behind Club Brugge, and are on a five-game unbeaten run ahead of their trip to England, having won four straight games before drawing 1-1 against Sporting Charleroi on Sunday. Travelling in Europe has been an issue for the Belgian outfit and they have failed to win any of their previous four Europa League trips, while just one win has been recorded from the last seven. Aside from the injured Orlando Sa, manager Michel Preud'homme should have a fully-fit squad for the trip to north London.
Arsenal v Standard Liege
The Gunners head into the game on the back of a 1-1 Premier League draw at Manchester United on Monday evening, a result that has stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to six matches.
Unai Emery is expected to make changes to his starting XI, with young Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli, who impressed in the recent EFL Cup win over Nottingham Forest, in contention to make his first European start.
Full-backs Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney are set to start as they continue their returns from long-term injuries, while Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson and Mesut Ozil are all likely to feature.
Liege are second in their domestic division, just a point behind Club Brugge, and are on a five-game unbeaten run ahead of their trip to England, having won four straight games before drawing 1-1 against Sporting Charleroi on Sunday.
Travelling in Europe has been an issue for the Belgian outfit and they have failed to win any of their previous four Europa League trips, while just one win has been recorded from the last seven.
Aside from the injured Orlando Sa, manager Michel Preud'homme should have a fully-fit squad for the trip to north London.
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