Arsene Wenger: Why I started Francis Coquelin ahead of Mathieu Flamini
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has explained he brought Francis Coquelin back into the team to face Leicester.
The Frenchman replaced his compatriot Mathieu Flamini in his first league start since November.
Wenger revealed he felt Coquelin would vital to stop Leicester's counter attacks.
And confirmed Gabriel's absence was due to injury.
He said: “Coquelin is back to full fitness and it’s important to stop the counterattacking.
"Gabriel is injured. That was not even a decision."
