Alexandre Lacazette's injury setback provides an opportunity for Danny Welbeck

13 February 2018 17:44
Steve Nicol remains sympathetic toward Alexandre Lacazette after his narrow miss in Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Tottenham. Arsene Wenger 'regrets' the gilt-edged chances Arsenal missed in their 1-0 defeat at Tottenham, which leaves the Gunners six points adrift of fourth. Alison Bender is joined by Dan Kilpatrick, Tony Evans and Mattias Karen to assess the impact of Tottenham's derby win. It's not been a good few days for Alexandre Lacazette. After spurning a glorious chance to snatch an equaliser in the North London derby, now comes the news that he has been forced to undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee that will keep him out for between four and six weeks. The timing is particularly bad -- with Arsenal's next two fixtures being in the Europa League, this was set to be a critical period for Lacazette to prove his Arsenal credentials. After all, the man who superseded......read full article

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