Overview

• Arsenal Insider, citing the Daily Mail, reports Mikel Arteta still views Eze as a number 10 and could deploy him there against Manchester City if Martin Ødegaard is unavailable.
• Peter Crouch and Martin Keown have publicly advised shifting Eze into central midfield to unlock his best form after a quiet start on the left.
• Eze has been used primarily on the left wing under Arteta, with instructions to hold width, and he was substituted in Bilbao shortly before Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring.
• Early returns show three appearances with zero goals and one assist—recorded in the 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest—prompting warnings from Leon Osman that his output may dip in a wider role.
• Selection dynamics factor in Bukayo Saka’s ongoing absence and competition from Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, both scorers in Spain, as Arteta considers his attacking setup for Sunday.