Gibbs handed Arsenal start

Arsenal youngster Kieran Gibbs has been given his chance to impress at left-back in the Champions League clash against AZ Alkmaar tonight following Gael Clichy’s back injury.

Gibbs, who has been tipped as an outsider to make England’s World Cup squad, is one of three changes from the team that defeated Tottenham at the weekend, with Bacary Sagna on the bench and Nicklas Bendtner injured.