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Wenger avoids derby defeat but Coquelin almost wrecks his plans
N FC's Craig Burley looks back at the north London derby draw between Arsenal and Tottenham. Arsene Wenger was left to wonder what might have been after the entertaining 2-2 draw in the north London derby on Saturday, in which the 55th-minute dismissal of Francis Coquelin wrecked a game plan that had appeared to be working to perfection. Retaining his sense of pragmatism in big games, Wenger deployed a steely double pivot in Coquelin and Egypt international Mohamed Elneny, who made his first Premier League start since his January move from Basel. The combative duo formed the core of a compact defensive shape that largely succeeded in shutting down Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Erik...
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