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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: This is why I dropped Nacho Monreal
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger admits he brought Kieran Gibbs back into his starting XI to deal with the threat of Hull's Kamil Grosicki.
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The England left-back made a rare start in place of Nacho Monreal.
Grosicki joined Hull in the January transfer window from Rennes.
And Wenger revealed he made the decision for tactical reasons.
He said: "Gibbs comes in for Monreal.
Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs
"I think he [Gibbs] is suited to play against Grosicki.
"He's in good shape. Good form in training as well and there's a battle between the two."
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