Wenger added that the rest of the squad has recovered well from the 1-1 draw at PSG, spoke of Granit Xhaka and confirmed that Petr Cech will start in goal even after David Ospina’s impressive performance in Paris.
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Everton boss Ronald Koeman would be the ideal replacement for Arsene Wenger at Arsenal if the Frenchman leaves, according to former Gunners striker Charlie Nicholas.
Arsenal should have been at least two to the good by half-time, having missed a string of half-chances they were handed a penalty when Jake Livermore handled in the area, earning himself a red card.
Hull have started the new Premier League season in decent form and have picked up seven points from four matches prior to Arsenal’s trip to the KC Stadium on Saturday. The Scottish worldwide was sorely missed for a major part of the game against Manchester United, which they ultimately lost to a last minute Marcus Rashford victor.
Snodgrass coolly dispatched the penalty, but Sanchez repelled any hopes of a grandstand finale on 83 minutes with his second.
Wenger, who celebrates 20 years at Arsenal next week, was complimentary about Hull’s interim manager Mike Phelan.
Granit Xhaka continues on the bench for the Gunners today – Arsene Wenger has outlined his plans for the Swiss worldwide for this season, but the manager is persvering with the partnership of Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin today.
“My only question is was it a deliberate handball, which made it a sending-off”, he said. “We have a short recovery but everyone looks to have recovered well and we go into the game with the desire to win it again”. “But I think he has the engine to have an impact with his runs”.
“He knows some weird stuff that we don’t know. I felt as though it wasn’t a deliberate handball”. In fact their return to the side was nearly a month ago and we have seen both Koscielny and Ozil play full 90 minutes.
The interim manager has now been offered a deal to become Steve Bruce’s full-time successor and will speak with his family about the deal on Sunday before meeting vice-chairman Ehab Allam on Monday.
The £34million summer signing from Borussia Monchengladbach has failed to impress so far this season, but Wenger says it is a matter of allowing the Switzerland worldwide to adapt to the English game.
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Lee is co-owner of French Ligue 1 club Nice, along with USA business partners Paul Conway and Eliott Hayes and Chinese associate Alex Zheng.
