Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus are back in our starting line-up for tonight’s Champions League opener against Atalanta.

The England midfielder missed Sunday’s North London derby through suspension but is back tonight to play alongside Thomas Partey in midfield. Jesus has been named captain, with Jorginho and Leandro Trossard on the bench.

The Brazilian scored in all four of his Champions League starts last season, with only Filippo Inzaghi, Diego Costa, Neymar and Sebastien Haller scoring in each of their first five starts for a specific club in the competition.

Riccardo Calafiori is also a candidate for a place among the substitutes, while Raheem Sterling could become the first player to play for four English teams in European Cup/Champions League history if called up.

Atalanta have made one change to the team that beat Fiorentina 3-2 on Sunday, with veteran Italy international Davide Zappacosta now at right-back in place of Raoul Bellanova.

That means former Gunner Saed Kolasinac will start against his former club, while star players Ademola Lookman and Mateo Retegui will continue to play up front.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Partey, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus.
Subtitles: Neto, Porter, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Gower, S. Oulad-M’Hand, Trossard, Sterling, Butler-Oyedeji.

Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri, De Ketelaere, Retegui, Lookman.
Subtitles: Patricio, Rossi, Kossonou, Del Lungo, Bellanova, Palestra, Pasalic, Cuadrado, Samardzic, Brescianini, Zaniolo, Vlahovic.