Julio Pleguezuelo made his Arsenal debut in their Carabao Cup fourth-round win over Blackpool – and now the young defender is targeting an appearance in the north London derby. A former Barcelona academy player, Pleguezuelo has been with the Gunners since 2013 and was handed his first senior appearance by Unai Emery on Wednesday night. Arsenal advanced as goals from Stephan Lichtsteiner and Emile Smith Rowe set them on their way, before Matteo Guendouzi’s red card allowed Blackpool to get a foothold on the game. Paudie O’Connor halved the deficit by heading home a corner before the Leeds loanee was also sent off late on. Pleguezuelo came in as one of nine changes made by...
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