#2 Arsenal’s starting XI
The FA Cup is the only trophy Arsenal have a realistic chance of getting their hands on and Arsene Wenger treated their game against the Imps as such. It was apparent the Frenchman was taking the non-league side very seriously after he announced a strong side going into the game. Wenger took no chances and played the very best of what was available to him in an effort to qualify to the next round.
However, he did make two alterations to the side from midweek. Petr Cech was back in the side after being benched for their Champions League game against Bayern Munich and Nacho Monreal was replaced by Kieran Gibbs. Neither did Wenger entertain any ideas of leaving Alexis Sanchez or Olivier Giroud on the bench.
Both men started the game and even got on the scoreboard like they were expected to. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain started ahead of a poorly performing Mesut Ozil but had to be substituted for the German in the first half after he picked up an injury.
