With Alex Song suspended, Aaron Ramsey injured and captain Cesc Fabregas to most likely miss the game, Hull City is the perfect opportunity for midfielder Denilson to show that he can still be considered as a regular in the Arsenal midfield. A very disappointing season saw the 22-year old become Arsene Wenger’s fourth choice in midfield but speaking to Goal.com UK, Denilson believes next Saturday’s game can change this.

The Brasilian also added how the Champions League is a possibility for the Gunners, especially after demolishing Porto by five goals to nil, a game which helped Arsenal find the beautiful football they so much like to play and enjoy.

Hull on Saturday will be a very difficult game. I think Cesc and Alex Song will not play so it’s very important for us to focus now. We have just nine games left to go in the Premier League so I have a great opportunity to show what I can do.

I think we can win the Champions League this year. The 5-0 win against Porto was an amazing game and we’re now in a position that we’re enjoying playing well. But we’re now focused on Saturday because it’s a very important game. We have a lot of games: we played last Saturday, against Porto and then again this weekend. We’re physically fine – a bit tired – but all we think about is this opportunity to enjoy playing.