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Mikel Arteta surprised Arsenal fans by leaving out one of their most regular starters for the visit of Nottingham Forest.
Coming out of the international break, Arteta elected to shuffle his pack for Saturday's early kick-off and fans were most surprised to see star midfielder and England international Declan Rice on the bench.
Rice rarely misses a game for the Gunners and through the first three league matches he has played all bar seven minutes, coming off in the 83rd minute of the 1-0 away win against Manchester United.
He has two assists through the first three league games and is an integral piece of the puzzle for the Arteta, leading to a great deal of surprise that he was replaced in the starting XI by Mikel Merino to face Nottingham Forest.
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