Takehiro Tomiyasu has been absent for Arsenal since his injury in the 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool in January. The Japanese international was initially replaced by Ben White before Mikel Arteta received a boost with the return of Cedric Soares from injury.
Cedric has been a consistent performer for Arsenal and contributed to the six Premier League wins from the last seven matches. He has been lauded for his displays and rightly so. The 30-year-old faced criticism when called upon last season but has stepped up since then.
Mikel Arteta had used Ben White in a covering right-back role. Confident enough to trust the England international in the position. Gareth Southgate also has this same faith and made a tactical switch in the 2-1 win over Switzerland which saw White again return to the right-back position.
