However, the Gunners boss went for a different approach for the Champions League clash at Napoli this evening.
Arteta seemingly targeted experience over youth at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, including two 30-year-old starters in Mikel Merino and David Raya.
In fact, you have to rewind Arsène Wenger's tenure when Arsenal named an older lineup than this one.
A sign of the north London club's youth recruitment policy in action?