Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini returned from suspension for Tuesday night's Champions League clash against Marseille at the Emirates Stadium.
Forward Theo Walcott, fit again from an abdominal problem, was on the bench along with Santi Cazorla and Mikel Arteta, as Tomas Rosicky made the starting XI.
Spain defender Nacho Monreal came into the side with Kieran Gibbs missing from the squad and striker Nicklas Bendtner - cautioned by the police for criminal damage at his luxury apartment block - was on the bench.
Marseille are bottom of Group F with four straight defeats. Andre-Pierre Gignac led their attack, with promising Florian Thauvin among the substitutes.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Ramsey, Flamini, Wilshere, Ozil, Rosicky, Giroud. Subs: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Arteta, Walcott, Cazorla, Bendtner, Gnabry.
Marseille: Mandanda, Abdallah, N'Koulou, Lucas Mendes, Morel, Lemina, Romao, Jordan Ayew, Imbula, Khelifa, Gignac. Subs: Samba, Cheyrou, Thauvin, Diawara, Mendy, Fanni, Valbuena.
