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Arsenal F.C. will be looking to get off to a positive start in this season's English Premier League. After crashing out of the top four in the previous season, Arsene Wenger's side will be subject to the dual pressure of having to compete in the Premier League as well as the UEFA Europa League.
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The Gunners have added Alexandre Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac to their ranks and will look to start the season all guns blazing. Arsenal players have been fairly popular in the Fantasy Premier League and these five will most probably rule the roost yet again this season.
#5 Hector Bellerin - £6.0
Hector Bellerin has fondly been nicknamed 'Arsenal's very own Flash' by devout fans, and fairly so. The Spanish right-back left several defences in his wake as he stormed past them with blistering pace in previous seasons.
The 22-year-old is nimble on the ball and can put in decent crosses. Despite a slight slump in form last season, the defender still managed to amass a surprising 119 points in FPL.
Having recruited Kolasinac, Arsenal's defence is a shade more formidable, which could prompt Bellerin to pick up points for clean sheets as well. At £6.0, he's a touch on the expensive side. However, if Arsenal manage to find their rhythm early this season, there may be no stopping the Spaniard.
#4 Mesut Ozil - £9.5
Mesut Ozil was visibly restricted in the heart of an Arsenal side spiralling out of control last season. Despite the Gunners' 5th placed finish, Ozil was a bright spark in the side and showed glimpses of brilliance albeit inconsistently.
Speculation about his exit seems to have died down and the German will be able to focus on his job at the Emirates.
The midfielder secured an impressive 167 points in the Fantasy Premier League last season and the addition of an attacking spearhead - Alexandre Lacazette - will surely give Arsenal a regular outlet for goals and subsequently, make Ozil a regular source of assists.
At £9.5, he promises to be a value-for-money player.
#3 Petr Cech - £5.5
Arsenal's dearly loved shot-stopper is poised to begin yet another season in the English Premier League, to follow what has been an illustrious career so far. Cech is safe as houses and parries attacks, seemingly effortlessly.
The goal keeper will be flanked by a slightly more competent defence this season, with the arrival of left-back Sead Kolasinac, who impressed the world in the Community Shield victory over Chelsea.
The Czechoslovakian has been reliable in the Fantasy Premier League, racking up 3-digit points consistently. The 35-year-old walked away with 134 points last year, which by itself warrants him a spot on your side.
#2 Alexis Sanchez - £12.0
Chilean heartthrob Alexis Sanchez has been subject to intense speculation, linking him with a move elsewhere, with multiple European clubs emerging as contenders. Arsene Wenger, however, has been firm on his stance of wanting to retain his talisman, and has seemingly seen out the conjecture.
The flamboyant forward has shone the brightest among the Gunners and is quite obviously a prized asset at the Emirates. The striker scored 24 goals last season and assisted 10, finding himself involved in an impressive 34 goals out of the 77 that Arsenal scored last season in the English Premier league.
In the Fantasy Premier League, he was one of the most popular players and understandably so. The 28-year-old racked up a mammoth 264 points last season - the highest among all the players in the league, in fact.
Sanchez will be keen on shifting the world's and his own focus back onto where it really matters - the pitch.
Reportedly out for the first week, it's only a matter of time before Sanchez comes back and he will invariably find himself on most Fantasy Premier League squads as well.
#1 Alexandre Lacazette - £10.5
Alexandre Lacazette attracted attention in the recent past because of a string of good performances for former club Lyon.
The forward has made a positive start at his new club with good performances in Arsenal's pre-season fixtures where he showed glimpses of what he's capable of.
Once the Frenchman settles in, he is poised to be a part of a formidable partnership with Sanchez and the goals could come trickling in.
He isn't the most obvious pick in the Fantasy Premier League, he could, however, be a very effective one. Should he find his rhythm early, he'll give you quite the headstart.
