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Arsenal Vs Wolves: Predicted starting XI – Unai Emery close to best XI

By Andrew Dowdeswell

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal signals during the UEFA Europa League Group E match between Arsenal and Sporting CP at Emirates Stadium on November 8, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal signals during the UEFA Europa League Group E match between Arsenal and Sporting CP at Emirates Stadium on November 8, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /
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Arsenal, Sead Kolasinac
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 03: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal gives his team instructions as Sead Kolasinac of Arsenal controls the ball during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on November 3, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

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The decision at right back is easy. Hector Bellerin has started every Premier League match this season playing every single minute bar one half against Crystal Palace two weeks ago. And he is improving with each and every match, including last weekend in a tough match-up against Liverpool and Saido Mane. Bellerin will start.

On the opposite side, the picture is not quite so clear. Sead Kolasinac was rushed back from injury and into the starting XI to face Liverpool last weekend. Carl Jenkinson played there on Thursday, with Kolasinac then replacing him midway through the second half as Arsenal pushed for the breakthrough. And Nacho Monreal and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are both potential options, fitness pending.

If all were fit and firing, I would expect Monreal to start. He has been Emery’s number one choice for the majority of the season thus far. But I am not sure that Monreal will be ready enough to start. As such, I predict that Kolasinac will continue on from a promising showing against Liverpool.