Arsenal play host to Nottingham Forest in their Premier League opener at the Emirates this afternoon.

Mikel Arteta will be desperate for his Arsenal side to get off to a flyer today, especially after Manchester City’s resounding victory last night.

The Gunners were pipped to the Premier League title by City last season after a final five-game collapse. But this time things just seems different.

Arteta has added some real quality to his ranks in the form of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and David Raya.

Now’s the time for the talking stop and the Arsenal boys to produce the goods. And it will be vital to get off to a good start today…

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Oleksandr Zinchenko could be back but he might not be match fit according to Arteta (The Sun), so a place on the bench is the best that the Ukrainian can hope for.

The one big decision that the Arsenal boss will have to make is whether to start Kieran Tierney or Jurrien Timber at left-back.

The Dutchman really impressed in the Community Shield against Manchester City last weekend, so I fully expect Arteta to give him the nod.

Here’s how I expect Arsenal to line up against Nottingham Forest at the Emirates this afternoon…

Aaron Ramsdale, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel, Ben White, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havert, Bukayo Saka

That team should have more than enough to deal with Forest comfortably and I reckon the game will end in a 4-0 win for the home side.