Arsenal face a defensive crisis ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final at Wembley against Chelsea with Gabriel ruled out with a knee injury and Laurent Koscielny suspended after being red-carded against Everton last weekend.
With Shkodran Mustafi also an injury doubt, manager Arsene Wenger is running out of central defensive options.
Chelsea, fresh from winning the Premier League title, are likely to be favourites, but Wenger is hoping Arsenal will be able to reproduce the form they showed in the semi-final when they defeated Manchester City.
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