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By Nick Teale
Arsène Wenger has revealed that the keeper who starts against Liverpool on Sunday will be Arsenal's No 1.
At the start of pre-season the manager laid down the gauntlet to his four stoppers, stating that the place was up for grabs.
Manuel Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski, Vito Mannone and Wojciech Szczesny have all featured in friendlies this summer and Arsenal fans are close to finding out who will be the Gunners' No 1.
"The goalkeepers are great, all ready to play," said Wenger ahead of the trip to Liverpool. "I just wait for my decision and you will get it soon.
"The guy who plays on Sunday will be No 1. It is never for definite but it will be a consequence of what I have seen in pre-season."
However, the manager has admitted that handing the gloves to Szczesny would be a 'great gamble'.
"He has not played one game in the Premier League," he said. "I believe he has huge quality but I believe it would be a great gamble to play him.
"Man United play with a goalkeeper who is 40 years old and Chelsea with a keeper with seven years in the Premier League. You need experience at the back."
[Saturday, August 14, 2010]
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