Gabriel Magalhães has been named on the bench for Arsenal's second game against Crystal Palace.
In their first game of the season, the Gunners defeated Nottingham Forest.
Fans were taken aback when Mikel Arteta chose not to start Gabriel Magalhes for the match.
Nevertheless, the 24-year-old Brazilian player at the Emirates Stadium entered the match in the second half.
Mikel Arteta leaves Magalhes on the bench for tonight's matchup with Palace.
There are persistent rumors that a team in Saudi Arabia is interested in signing Gabriel Magalhães.
In order to negotiate the agreement, Al-Ittihad president Anmar Al-Haili met with Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães in London today.
Prior to Gabriel Magalhães joining Al Ittihad, it is said that productive discussions with him had place.
Although Mikel Arteta acknowledged that the reason for his new formation was to give his squad more versatility.
See the starting XI
Crystal Palace XI: Ward, Jordan Ayew, Schlupp, Sam Johnstone, Andersen, Lerma, Odsonne Edouard, Eberechi Eze, Guehi, Cheick Doucouré, Tyrick Mitchell
Subs: Tomkins, Clyne, Riedewald, Remi Matthews, Chris Richards, Naouirou Ahamada, John-Kymani Gordon, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Arsenal XI: Partey, Martin Ødegaard, Rice, Tomiyasu, Havertz, Ramsdale, Ben White, Nketiah, Martinelli, William Saliba, Saka
Subs: Trossard, Jorginho, Zinchenko, David Raya, Nelson, Gabriel, Smith Rowe, Jakub Kiwior, Fábio Vieira
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