5 players Unai Emery should exile from Arsenal

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Emery still has to clear some of the deadwood from the team

#4 Mohamed Elneny

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Arsenal can do better than Elneny

A hard worker, Elneny's performances have been more diligent than impressive in an Arsenal shirt.

One of the many cheap options which Wenger had brought in to fill the problematic defensive midfield position, the Egyptian has never been afforded an extended run in the side.

A hard worker who looked like a willing runner whenever he was called upon, the Egyptian has failed to exhibit any of the abilities expected of the world's pre-eminent defensive midfielders.

He has not shown the energy and tackling ability of an N'Golo Kante. Neither has he shown the finely honed sense for sniffing out danger one associates with players like Casemiro, Sergio Busquets, Fernandinho among others.

With Emery said to be chasing a tall defensive midfielder (Steven N'Zonzi seems to be the target) as well as the continued presence of continued presence of Granit Xhaka in the side, Elneny's services would no longer be of use to the team.

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