Arsenal will be delighted to eventually welcome back the 28-year-old striker, who has been on the sidelines since the second week of the season with a long-term foot problem. The former Montpellier man offers the Gunners a robust physical presence at the sharp end of the pitch, and he will afford Wenger even more attacking options.
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Welbeck will be hoping to keep his place as a central striker.
It’ll be intriguing to see just how Wenger manages the situation regarding the two forwards, though. While the Frenchman claimed that the pairing can play together, it’s rare to see Arsenal deploy a system that accommodates two orthodox strikers.
Wenger also touched on Welbeck’s versatility, and that may come as something of a concern to the England international. He prefers to play as a central striker and, after thriving in that position since swapping the north-west for the south-east, you suspect he won’t be too optimistic about potentially being shifted onto the flanks again.
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