Harry - Bentley will start

30 October 2009 16:18
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed David Bentley will start against his former club Arsenal on Saturday.[LNB] The former Blackburn winger will replace the injured Aaron Lennon for the first North London derby of the season, which you can see live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1.[LNB]Bentley scored in the same fixture last season with a spectacular volleyed opener while Lennon grabbed an injury-time equaliser in a frantic 4-4 draw.[LNB]However, Bentley has since been out of favour in Harry Redknapp's side, but after an impressive performance in the 2-0 Carling Cup win over Everton in midweek, he gets the nod as a direct replacement for the crocked Lennon.[LNB]Redknapp said: "He showed on Tuesday night he has got so much ability and it's such a waste if he doesn't put that into his performances.[LNB]"He was outstanding on Tuesday. We need David Bentley playing well because when he's playing well he's a real asset to the club.[LNB]"Now we need a run of performances like that from him. He will play tomorrow, he'll go back there and play.[LNB]"He's looking forward to going back to Arsenal again where he started out so it's a big game for him. He scored a great goal last year and I'm sure he'd like to score another good goal tomorrow." [LNB]He added: "He looks in the right frame of mind and he looks very sharp."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports