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Arsenal boss Wenger: Fighter Almunia true pro

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is happy to be able to call on goalkeeper Manuel Almunia.

Despite starting the campaign as the Club's No. 1, the Spanish goalkeeper had fallen behind Lukasz Fabianski and Wojciech Szczesny in the pecking order after missing over four months of the season through injury.

But following the younger Pole's finger injury this week, Almunia is now Wenger's only fit and recognised keeper ahead Saturday's trip to Manchester United.

"He is very professional, [has a] very dignified attitude and overall he has done very well," Wenger told arsenal.com.

"Yes, he has done quite well when he came on and was quite busy in the final part of the game and he did very well [against Barcelona].

"When I took Jens Lehmann out, who [had] made only one mistake, and put Almunia in, Lehmann came in the next day and fought even harder. That's what I believe our job is about."

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