From plying his trade in amateur soccer schools in Greater Manchester to being thrown into the deep end during the most testing of short-term loans at Bury aged 19.
He was not supposed to even make it to the Premier League, let alone produce stellar 90-minute performances at Wembley to lift two FA Cups. Now, he has another challenge — proving he is good enough to be Arsenal’s first-choice centre back amid Mikel Arteta’s North London transformation. Continue reading…
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