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Tom Canton

Arsene Wenger can hand Mikel Arteta solution to right-back variety with Arsenal throwback pick

Arsene Wenger made his return to the Emirates Stadium on Boxing Day of last year to see his former club beat West Ham United. The Frenchman continues to have an impact at Arsenal despite not having been there since he left in 2018.

Arsenal find themselves in a midst of a title race this season, but Mikel Arteta came under fire this weekend after experiencing a rare stumbling block. Sean Dyche masterminded the perfect 1-0 win over the Gunners with Everton scoring from a corner and stubbornly defending their lead with the Spaniard unable to swing the game back in his side’s favour.

He made four substitutions with the last roll of the dice, despite having one more change available to him, Ben White coming off for Takehiro Tomiyasu. This didn’t allow the Gunners any more attacking threat with it effectively being a like-for-like swap.

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