It wasn't the most stellar of performances from Arsenal as they kicked off their Premier League campaign against Newcastle at St. James' Park, but the Gunners still got the job done as they prevailed 1-0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's solitary goal separated the two sides, with Unai Emery's team getting the win despite missing a number of their star players. Sead Kolasinac, Mesut Ozil, Kieran Tierney, Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette, Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin were all unable to start or could not feature at all for a number of reasons. With the latter unavailable, Ainsley Maitland-Niles slotted in at right-back. He has often been a utility player for Arsenal, having played in several...
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