Gunners line out with sole striker

Arsene Wenger opted on the side of caution by deploying Emmanuel Adebayor as a lone striker when Arsenal took on AC Milan for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the San Siro tonight.

Theo Walcott – criticised by captain William Gallas for a perceived lack of progress – dropped to the bench, with Abou Diaby retaining his place on the left and Winger Emmanuel Eboue, currently serving a domestic ban, coming back on the right side of midfield.