Previews

It is a difficult decision because it is unlike Arsene to drop a young player after one game after giving him the chance to shine. It is also unlike the manager not to reward a player after making such an impact from the bench so both players have a good chance of staking a claim

Alex Song has been suffering with a calf problem and Arsene originally said that Song would be short for the Liverpool game, but he later claimed that Song would be training with the squad and would be assessed

I cannot believe how big Jay Emmanuel-Thomas looks. He is a Gooner and I was in the stands yet I was still petrified of him. JET had a good game on the right of the attack, perhaps not the perfect position for him given his size but his feet allowed him to play that role well

Taking our chances will be so important in the early stages and with our front three likely to be Van Persie, Walcott and Arshavin I expect them to have the required quality to settle us down with an early goal

Back in October, Blackburn Rovers came up against a very good offensive Arsenal side whilst being a tad shaky defensively which is pretty much the story of our season

For the Gunners, the only selection choices I can see are between Bendtner, Walcott and Rosicky. I expect only two of the three to start the game and it will be interesting to see who moves to the wide position between the two forwards, at least from a starting position

I have been very impressed. A tough tackling tenacious midfielder who is calm on the ball and passes very well. A typical Wenger play if you like and I am sure he will be pushing Alex Song and Denilson in a few years time

Robin Van Persie is back in the squad but is likely to take a seat next to Arsene Wenger on the bench while Nicklas Bendtner who picked up the groin injury that ruled him out for a large chunk of the season

Emmanuel Eboue is the perfect outlet away from home, pace, work rate, high energy. Hopefully he can start Theo's work way before he comes onto the pitch. Éric Abidal is likely to replace Maxwell and give Barcelona some more pace but as we know

Emmanuel Eboue is almost certainly going to be used at right back, the in form wide man has not played many minutes in recent weeks. It could also be a good chance to rest Gael Clichy who has played every game since returning from injury