Laurent Koscielny is wary of facing Marcus Rashford, who has “progressed a lot”, while the "freedom" offered to Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial also concerns the Arsenal defender ahead of a meeting with Manchester United.
The Gunners are set to play host to the Red Devils in a heavyweight FA Cup fourth round encounter on Friday.
Unai Emery is likely to offer club captain Koscielny an outing from the start in that contest, with the Frenchman back in favour after returning from a long-term injury-enforced absence.
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It could be that the 33-year-old is faced by a couple of familiar faces, with Pogba and Martial flying again for United, while an in-form Rashford may form the focal point of an attack which has been rejuvenated across seven successive victories under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.