Incredibly talented midfielder Denilson should improve on last season if he is to hold down a regualar starting place. Last season, inconsistent form and injuries saw Denilson and Diaby juggle time for most of the year as Song's central midfield partner.

Denilson, whose stellar 2008-09 campaign had many predicting big things, was sidelined for two months in September by a back injury, allowing Diaby to take over the starting role. Diaby joined Song and Fabregas in a dynamic midfield trio that saw Arsenal through its most successful period before he suffered his own injury in early November.