Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech expects David Ospina to start Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is set to honour an agreement struck with Ospina that ensures he will play in the cup competitions, despite calls to name Arsenal's strongest side for the first major showpiece final of the season.

"At the start, it was clear that it was going to be like that," said Cech. “I will be there with the team supporting but I don't expect to play. It is always hard to watch any game from the bench or even from the stand if you are not selected because as a player you always want to be involved.

“But obviously you are in a professional club where there are 25 top players and the manager always makes his choices for the game and you need to accept that."