Who’d be in your Arsenal XI to take on Brighton?

Arsene Wenger Well what a weekend of FA Cup results! Manchester United were held to a goaless draw to non-league Cambridge United on Friday night, Chelsea were slain by Bradford City at Stamford Bridge – having gone up 2-0 to lose 4-2, Manchester City were beaten 2-0 by Middlesbrough at the Etihad and finally, Spurs lost to Leicester City at home 2-1. Needless to say, Arsenal now have an unbelievable chance to retain the FA Cup this season, but have to get by the resurgent Brighton City at the Amex Stadium tomorrow afternoon.

The Gunners have been in sensational form since their 2-0 defeat to Southampton on New Year’s Day, winning their next three games, scoring seven goals and conceding none. So Arsene Wenger’s side go into tomorrow’s game with confidence knowing full well, after today’s results, that he has a great shot at securing his sixth FA Cup trophy. But confidence can at times lead to complacency and should not get ahead of themselves of take Brighton for granted. If the right team is picked, Arsenal will come out winners and put their name into the hat for the next round.

So, how should Arsenal line-up tomorrow?

Well here would be my starting XI:

Ospina

Chambers Mertesacker Koscielny Gibbs

Coquelin Ramsey

Chamberlain Ozil Rosicky

Giroud

David Ospina hasn’t put a foot wrong since he’s come into the side. The Colombian has yet to concede a goal and to replace him for Wojciech Szczesny would be a little harsh.

The back four speaks for itself. Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny in the centre and I think Calum Chambers needs a game, so he will replace Hector Bellerin. Nacho Monreal should be given a rest so Kieran Gibbs would occupy the left-back position for me.

The midfield was a little difficult to pick, as there have been some players who have been on form and some that need games. So I just went with what you see on the page. Theo Walcott will likely feature during the game and I think Santi Cazorla, despite being on a great run of form, should be rested for a week. Wenger would like to rest Alexis Sanchez and I think he should be for this game, that’s why I stuck Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in his place. But I wouldn’t be shocked to see the Chilean start!