Tuchel insisted all parties are on the same page on a new deal for Christensen, with the 25-year-old's current contract expiring next summer. Returning into Pulse's defensive unit are last year's co-captain Adio, training partner Peace Akinyemi, the highly experienced Keable, Zara Everitt of the Roses Futures programme and one of the standout players of the 2021 season Fadoju. The Arsenal manager had seen first-hand how Jover improved Manchester City from dead-ball situations both offensively and defensively during his time as Guardiola's assistant. Jones is likely to revert to his intended 10-12 alliance of Smith and Farrell but in doing so he would break up the highly-effective centre combination of Manu Tuilagi and man-of-the-match Henry Slade.