CM: Mikel Arteta
The cultured Basque may have slowed up a little of late, but he is still one of the north Londoners’ most important players and is sure to have a key role to play if the club are to finally end their nine-year wait for a trophy.
CM: Aaron Ramsey
The Wales international has just returned from a three-month layoff following a calf injury, but it has not taken the goalscoring midfielder long though to hit his straps again and you would not bet against him netting on Saturday against Hull either.
CM: Mesut Ozil
It has been somewhat of an up-and-down debut campaign at the Emirates for the Gunners’ record £42.5m signing, but having now fully recovered from a recent hamstring problem expect the Germany international to play a key role in this show-piece event.