Arsenal’s Unai Emery admits he’s about start picking Rob Holding again

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Arsenal defender Rob Holding has struggled with injury, and is yet to be picked in the Premier League this season.

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has suggested to the Irish Mirror that Rob Holding is going to get his chance at the Emirates Stadium soon.

Holding has been out with injury since the start of the season, with Arsenal missing the 24-year-old centre-back.

The Gunners may have kept a clean sheet against Bournemouth yesterday, but they have not always looked the most secure at the back.

The likes of David Luiz, Sokratis and Shkodran Mustafi have proven to be error prone.

And Emery admits that Holding could come back into Arsenal’s starting line-up sooner rather than later.

“Kieran and Rob (Holding) are closer to playing,” he said.

“I think Rob Holding can play 90 minutes with a good performance. Now we are also working with David Luiz and Sokratis, but really, I am very happy. He is going to have a chance to play a lot of matches.”

Holding has featured twice for Arsenal since returning from injury, but he has not yet been picked to play in the Premier League.

The centre-back should help to tighten up Arsenal’s backline, and if his comeback can spark an improvement then Emery’s side now look well placed.

The Gunners’ win over Bournemouth has pushed them up to third place in the Premier League table, which represents a positive start to the season.