Big guns return for Arsenal

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger brought back his big guns after his side’s dismal midweek Champions League defeat in Porto for today’s crucial early kick-off against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

Captain Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna were all named in Wenger’s starting line-up with recent boo-boy victim Emmanuel Eboue dropped to the bench.