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Matchday Open Thread

Sat Dec 12 07:51AM

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott says he will be fine to play against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday  despite suffering a knock in the closing stages of Wednesday's Champions League match against Olympiacos Piraeus, the 20-year-old's only full appearance so far this season. "The boots are so thin these days you can feel it," Walcott told the…More

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