Lucas returns to the starting XI for tonight’s EFL Cup quarter-final against Southampton.
Emi Martinez starts in goal, with Carl Jenkinson and Kieran Gibbs - who is captaining the side - occupying the full-back positions.
Francis Coquelin partners Mohamed Elneny in midfield, with Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Iwobi behind Lucas.
Granit Xhaka and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are among the substitutes.
Arsenal team: Martinez, Jenkinson, Gabriel, Holding, Gibbs, Coquelin, Elneny, Reine-Adelaide, Ramsey, Iwobi, Lucas
Arsenal substitutes: Macey, Bielik, Bola, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mavididi
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