Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has insisted that he chose to leave Mesut Ozil out of his squad to face Manchester City for "tactical reasons".
The Gunners got their latest Premier League campaign back underway against the reigning champions at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.
Arsenal came into the match protecting an unbeaten record in 2020, but ultimately fell to a 3-0 defeat against City due to a combination of bad luck with injuries and a nightmare performance from David Luiz.
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Mikel Arteta's team selection also raised more than a few eyebrows, as he fielded a youthful line-up while leaving the likes of Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette, Sead Kolasinac on the bench.