One to watch tonight - Standard Liege midfielder Axel Witsel

Published: 24 Nov 2009 - 13:20:50

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One to watch tonight - Standard Liege midfielder Axel Witsel

In a new weekly feature, football.co.uk brings you videos, transfer rumours and the latest information on the brightest up and coming talents in world football.

First up - Standard Liege's Belgian midfielder, Axel Witsel.

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Born in Liege in 1989, Axel Witsel joined Standard's prolific youth system when he was nine and was promoted to the first-team in 2006 at the age of 17.

With 16 goals in 82 appearances for the Liege first-team and one goal in his nine appearances for Belgium, Witsel has successfully adapted his defensive-minded game and can now operate anywhere in midfield.

After serving an 11 game ban for a horrific leg-breaking tackle on Anderlecht's Marcin Wasilewski, Witsel should come up against the in-form Cesc Fabregas when Arsenal host Standard Liege in the Champions League later this evening.