Forget Calafiori and Hincapie, Ian Wright suggests another Arsenal player will replace Gabriel vs Tottenham

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Arsenal have a big problem ahead of their game against Tottenham Hotspur.

Gabriel Magalhaes has suffered an adductor injury, and the early diagnosis is that he will be out for at least four weeks.

The Brazilian is a huge miss for the Gunners, and Mikel Arteta will now have to decide who will replace his star defender.

Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori are the obvious options, but Ian Wright thinks it will be someone else – Cristhian Mosquera.

Ian Wright suggests Cristhian Mosquera will replace Gabriel Magalhaes in Arsenal vs Tottenham

Gabriel Magalhaes is one of Arsenal’s most important players, and he will be a big miss against Tottenham on Sunday.

However, the Gunners have an incredible squad, and they have players who can fill in.

Many Arsenal fans have predicted that it will either be Calafiori or Hincapie next to William Saliba, but Wright believes it will be Mosquera.

The Spaniard joined the Gunners from Valencia in the summer, and he has looked very good every time he has played.

Having played in big games already this season, Mosquera is definitely capable of dealing with Spurs, which is probably why Wright thinks it will be him over the two left-footers.

Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Gary Neville asked the Arsenal legend if he was worried ahead of the North London Derby.

Wright replied: “It’s not that I’m worried, but this is what the league is about now. Everyone says how great our squad is, yeah, it is, but this is when we find out.”

When Neville asked about Gabriel’s injury, Wright said: “Gabriel is out, but we’ve got Mosquera.”

Starting Cristhian Mosquera instead of Gabriel Magalhaes will cause one problem

Mosquera is a very solid defender, and the fact that he has already played over 100 senior games at the age of 21 means that he has enough experience under his belt.

However, the Spanish Arsenal defender is right-footed.

Starting him in Gabriel’s position will upset the balance of the team when they are building attacks, which is not ideal for a big game.

That is why one of Calafiori or Hincapie would be a more sensible option, but if Arteta believes Mosquera can do it, we trust him too.