Ian Wright has told the Wrighty’s House podcast that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta needs to drop Dani Ceballos.
Ceballos has played regularly for Arsenal this term, despite rarely fully convincing.
The Spaniard has put in some solid performances, but his form in the Europa League has been particularly poor.
Ceballos has been at fault for a number of goals that Arsenal have conceded in the European competition and he was sent off last week in the first leg against Villarreal.
Wright now thinks that Mohamed Elneny has become a better option than the Real Madrid loanee.
And he said: “For me Ceballos doesn’t make my team. I’d rather have Elneny in there, I know he scored the other day, but he has got a drive and determination about him that is quite – you cannot dislike his output and what he’s trying to do for the team.”
Wright may well get his wish on Thursday evening, as Mikel Arteta has no option to play Ceballos due to his suspension.
Elneny’s latest display for Arsenal, against Newcastle United, may just have made the Egyptian the favourite to start in his place.
If Elneny does feature, Arsenal will be looking to him to provide solidarity in front of the defence, combined with his usual energy.
Arsenal did score an away goal in a 2-1 defeat in Spain, which offers them hope that they could overturn the deficit and progress to the final at the Emirates Stadium later this week.
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