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Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino is one of several options Mikel Arteta has to choose from after their Champions League opener.
It's a toss-up between Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz, though with Arsenal having been in the race to sign a new out-and-out striker for quite some time, the Swede is preferred ahead of the German star to lead the line after his summer move from Sporting.
Manager Rehanne Skinner has made two changes from the side that fell to a narrow defeat at Tottenham Hotspur for the visit of Arsenal in the Barclays Women’s Super League on Friday night.