Arsenal will be hoping to bounceback from Wednesday's surprise 3-1 defeat to AS Monaco at the Emirates in the Champions League.

Arsene Wenger and his side received a lot of criticism for their failure again to deliver when they're expected to and for conceding a third so late in the game when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had given the Premier League side a fighting chance in the second-leg.

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The Gunners' defensive frailties were there for all to see as Dimitar Berbatov & co exploited Per Mertesacker's lack of pace and the defensive unit's lack of communication.

Arsenal's big German was made to look particularly foolish by the former Tottenham Hotspur striker, with a rush of blood to the head, Mertesacker came charging out of defence to cut out the ball, only for it to be totally mistimed resulting in Monaco outnumbering Laurent Koscielny as they charged down on David Ospina's goal.

Arsene Wenger clearly wasn't happy with the World Cup winner and, as a result, Gabriel makes his Premier League debut against Everton today.

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