adminLONDON. — Arsenal’s English Premiership soccer title bid paid the price for losing “perfect” Santi Cazorla to injury, claims Nacho Monreal.
The Spanish midfielder’s been out of action since November 2015 with a combination of Achilles and knee injuries.
Arsene Wenger dropped Cazorla into a central midfield position in early 2015 and the former Villarreal man was a revelation alongside Francis Coquelin.
In the Spaniard’s absence, Aaron Ramsey and Mohamed Elneny have been paired alongside Coquelin but found themselves powerless to stop the Gunners falling 11 points behind Leicester City with just seven matches remaining.
And Monreal, who has been one of the Gunners’ standout performers this term, says the faltering title bid has been partly down to Cazorla’s injury. — Metro.
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