Arsenal Opinion: Should the Gunners sign Pol Lirola in the summer? Losing Hector Bellerin after the win over Chelsea as he tore his ACL, has arguably been Arsenal’s biggest blow this season. The Spaniard’s marauding runs up and down the right flank combined with his pace and defensive nuance, were key to Unai Emery’s plans this season. After that, Emery has had to use a mix of Stephan Lichtsteiner, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and even Shkrodan Mustafi as potential right-backs. While Lichtsteiner is 35 years old and has struggled to adapt to the Premier League’s pace and ferocity, Maitland-Niles is more of a central midfielder, and Mustafi is a centre-back. These makeshifts options have...
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