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Arsenal will fly after a 10th consecutive victory Monday against Leicester – but they are now ready to continue their European campaign.
The next trip to Portugal to face Sporting Lisbon is planned, Unai Emery likely to experiment with his team, despite the temptation to maintain this series of victories for as long as possible.
A formidable generation of talent emerges from the academy with Emile Smith Rowe thriving under the guidance of the Spanish.
The ability to spin freely without criticism is a blessing for Emery and an opportunity that could benefit Arsenal for years to come.
Here are five young people that Emery could use, Charles Watts football.london:
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Emile Smith Rowe
The teenage prodigy will certainly be in the air for Portugal after sitting among the substitutes Monday night in the UAE.
Smith Rowe has been involved in both matches until now in the Europa League and scored his first goal for the club in the away win against Qarabag in the final match.
Emery is a big fan of Smith Rowe and enjoys the group stages of the competition to give him the time he so badly needs.
The 18-year-old should most likely enter role # 10 on Thursday night.
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Eddie Nketiah
The impressive young Arsenal striker had to wait patiently to try his luck this season.
While Smith Rowe had plenty of minutes, Nketiah is still waiting for his first appearance of the season despite his name on the Europa League squad and the Carabao Cup win over Brentford.
The striker has been in a generally impressive form for under-23s this season and regularly coaches with the London Colney senior team.
He may finally have his first minutes of the season on Thursday night because he will certainly be named to the roving team.
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Joe Willock
The midfielder had a lot of match time last season, but he has so far been forced to look aside.
However, he was in shape for the under-23s and made the trip to Azerbaijan for the Qarabag match on his last outing.
So we're expecting him to travel again with the team, although the return to fitness at Ainsley Maitland-Niles could be an additional hurdle.
Julio Pleguezuelo
Pleguezuelo is another option that Emery will certainly consider when it comes to defensive options.
In fact, it was perhaps surprising that the under-23 captain was forgotten for Medley during Monday night's game against Leicester.
Pleguezuelo is a central defender, but can also replace the left-back defender if necessary, which could see him impose Thursday for the injuries inflicted on Kolasinac and Monreal.
The Spaniard has regularly trained with the first team this season, but has not yet played in a senior match.
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Tolaji Bola
Sead Kolasinac and Nacho Monreal were forced to miss Monday's win against Leicester, hamstring injuries, but Stephan Lichtsteiner was asked to replace the left-back.
The experienced Swiss international was then replaced by Emery in the middle of the second half, with Granit Xhaka giving up for the left defense.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles has already played that role and could be qualified on Thursday if he is deemed fit enough, but Tolaji Bola could also be sent to Portugal.
Bola was eliminated after just 66 minutes of play Monday night. Freddie Ljungberg's players drew 0-0 with Everton, which could have indicated that he was protected for the Europa League.
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