Arsenal tactics: 5 formations to get Jack Wilshere firing

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This formation is all-out attack. Wilshere drops into the deeper role which he is accustomed to playing for England, alongside Santi Cazorla in a midfield whose lack of bite is compensated for by its guile.

Without the protective shield of Francis Coquelin, Ozil and Ramsey would have to do more defensive work to ensure that new keeper Petr Cech and his occasionally vulnerable back four are not too exposed.

This could be the lineup that Wenger uses to torture bottom-half teams at the Emirates Stadium, but it would not be robust or physical enough for trips to Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge.