Arsene Wenger has revealed that Hector Bellerin has been playing with an ankle injury for the last few games, and that was a key factor in his decision to start Mathieu Debuchy against Reading the weekend. The French international hadn't played since January when he suffered a dislocated collar bone in the win over Stoke, and seemed to find it hard going at times, as you would expect. And while admitting it was a bit of a risk, the Arsenal manager backed the quality of the former Newcastle man to perform against the Championship side. 'It was a bit risky,' he said. 'Bellerin has played recently with some ankle problems and Debuchy was back so I thought it was a good moment to do it....
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