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Team News: Mertesacker, Arteta make debuts

Per Mertesacker and Mikel Arteta will make their Arsenal debuts in Saturday's Premier League fixture against Swansea.

Other new Gunners recruits Yossi Benayoun, Park Chu-Young and Andre Santos have been named on Arsene Wenger's bench.

Swansea will be led by Colin Pascoe and Alan Curtis following the death of manager Brendan Rodgers' father.

Arsenal: Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Frimpong, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Arshavin; Van Persie

Swansea City: Vorm; Williams, Taylor, Caulker, Rangel; Britton, Sinclair, Dyer, Allen; Agustien, Graham

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