Danny Welbeck has the potential to stake a claim as Arsenal’s No 1 striker, according to the club’s former defender Martin Keown.
The Gunners spent a huge sum on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the January transfer window, while Alexandre Lacazette arrived in the summer.
However, Keown thinks Welbeck has been unlucky with injuries and could be a better option than both Aubameyang and Lacazette if he gets a regular run in the side.
“He’s only got 22 goals in 92 games for Arsenal,” Keown said of Welbeck on BT Sport.
“A lot of that is down to injury, it was a groin injury that kept him out.
“I think he’s a good man, a great attitude, and he now will feel he can become the No 1 Arsenal striker.
“I think that role is up for grabs and Wenger will give him fairness to that. Aubameyang has just come to the club.
“Think back to his FA Cup final against Chelsea, he was absolutely awesome and we’ve not seen that again.
“So I would be pushing him, let’s see what’s under the bonnet.
“You’ve got one more go at it because it’s going to be passed by by other players once they’re fit and Aubameyang’s going to play in the Premier League games.
“So it’s a chance for Welbeck to really stake a claim to be the No 1 Arsenal striker.”
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