Team news: Four changes, Sterling starts the derby

Ahead of tonight’s north London derby, Mikel Arteta has made four changes to his side from Sunday’s FA Cup tie with Manchester United, with Raheem Sterling handed his third league start.

The winger comes into our attack alongside Leandro Trossard as Mikel Arteta shuffles his pack, with Gabriel Martinelli dropping to the bench and Gabriel Jesus missing out, who sustained an ACL injury on the weekend and is set for surgery.

Declan Rice and Thomas Partey are also back in our midfield, with Jorginho and Mikel Merino among the replacements. That means our defence remains the same, with Riccardo Calafiori still not ready to return after missing out on the Red Devils game through injury.

Having made…