Wojciech Szczesny finally recovered from his rib injury to play in goal against Southampton on Saturday. Yet, unfortunately the Polish goalkeeper's return resulted in the first goal conceded for the Gunners this season, breaking the unusual - yet thoroughly enjoyable - defensive statistic that since Steve Bould's arrival at the club we hadn't conceded.Whilst the goal was undoubtedly going to be conceded sooner or later, Szczesny's all round game seemed a bit nervous, when arguably he should have been full of confidence. Whilst Mannone had been giving him stiff competition for the number one role, with excellent displays at Stoke and Anfield, Szczesny was given an ultimate vote of confidence by Arsene who put him straight into the ...

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