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Tom Canton

Busting the Jakub Kiwior myth as Arsenal left to rue other errors in Premier League title race

I get the feeling this is the type of piece that is going to require some caveats and extra clarification to make it as crystal clear as possible. Arsenal find themselves back in winning ways after back-to-back victories against Chelsea and Newcastle.

There were two constants in both games that were previously missing from the four matches where Arsenal dropped points - Jorginho, who was a contender for man of the match on Tyneside and Jakub Kiwior.

Mikel Arteta made the call to take Rob Holding out of the team for the first time in six successive Premier League starts. The experienced defender had been facing continuous criticism for supporters, not necessarily for individual errors but more so for how his presence created a restrictive dynamic on the Arsenal play.

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