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Arsenal hero Wright slams Emery over Ceballos selection: Start him!

Arsenal hero Ian Wright has questioned Unai Emery's decision not to start Dani Ceballos in Monday's loss to Sheffield United.

The Spaniard was brought on as a second-half substitute and immediately provided the creative spark which Arsenal were severely lacking.

Wright told Premier League Productions: "I think he's [Emery] got to come here and Ceballos has to play. He's played the youngsters and I'm pleased to see them in there, with Saka.

"But Saka, for an 18-year-old, if you're leaving Ozil totally out of the squad, then we have to see more from him [Saka], we have to see more from Joe [Willock].

"Unfortunately, it was a game where it passed them both by and then it comes down to the manager and his choices.

"He's made the change at half-time, with Ceballos, so you're thinking to yourself: 'Why didn't you start him in the first place?'

"Start him. He's someone that gets on the ball when they want to try and play out, [Matteo] Guendouzi's got a lot of energy and get the boys playing.

"[Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang didn't have anything to play off because there wasn't any creativity."

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