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I’d pick this Arsenal star against Bayern Munich... he can be a real threat - Glenn Hoddle
DANNY WELBECK would be the ideal Arsenal player to start against Bayern Munich.
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Those are the thoughts of former Tottenham manager-turned-pundit Glenn Hoddle.
Arsenal travel to face Bayern in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tonight (7:45pm), whom they have lost to at the same stage in two of the past four seasons.
Welbeck, who only returned from a long injury lay-off last month, has been eased back into the first team fold by Arsene Wenger.
And Hoddle thinks Welbeck would be ideal to spearhead the attack, because he could exploit Philippe Lahm’s lack of pace.
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I would play Welbeck today - his pace and power would test Lahm
“If Arsenal set up defensively, they have all the armoury to hit Bayern on the break,” Hoddle told BT Sport.
“I would play Welbeck today - his pace and power would test Lahm.
“He’s retiring as well and considering his age too.”
Arsenal go into the game off the back of a 2-0 win over Hull on Saturday, but Welbeck didn't start.
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