We head into Saturday’s London derby at Stamford Bridge with depleted options at left back. With Sead Kolasinac injured and Nacho Monreal unavailable against Manchester City last Sunday, Ainsley Maitland-Niles started, but was forced off after 25 minutes. Stephan Lichtsteiner capably filled in thereafter - but, with Monreal back in training, will the Swiss international retain his place against Chelsea? “It’s clear that we don’t want to have injuries in the team,” Unai Emery said in his pre-match press conference. “When you want to play and be competitive, they can arrive. “The first injury with Kolasinac was important because I think he was playing well in pre-season. But we...
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