Arsenal could start ‘very fast’ 23-year-old in Carabao Cup trip to West Ham

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Arsenal will hope to make it three wins in a row and go unbeaten in five when they head to West Ham for their Carabao Cup last-16 clash tonight.

Mikel Arteta‘s Gunners are doing well in all competitions so far and will want to edge closer to potentially winning the first major English trophy of the season.

The Arsenal boss has some thinking to do with regards to his team selection. Arteta will likely want to rest some players ahead of the weekend Premier League trip to Newcastle.

One Gunners player who seems likely to start in the cup clash is Jakub Kiwior, who has looked good for Arsenal when called upon.

The 23-year-old is currently a back-up for Arteta. This season, he has 271 minutes of competitive football under his belt, spread across five appearances.

However, two of these have been Premier League starts, and he was also in the starting XI for the Carabao Cup win over Brentford.

Arsenal gem Jakub Kiwior has ‘untapped potential’

Kiwior started against Sheffield United last time out, doing well whilst effectively playing in two positions. He covered on the left when Oleksandr Zinchenko went forward and also defended in the middle.

Likewise, the Poland international also did well against Fulham, despite Arsenal only drawing with the west Londoners. He was also dominant against Brentford in their cup win.

 This summer, 90Min deemed Kiwior one of the best players for Arsenal in pre-season.

‘He doesn’t come close to boasting Zinchenko’s subtlety or expertise at the position (as an inverted FB), but there’s certainly untapped potential for Arteta to work with,’ they wrote.

Kiwior, branded as a ‘very fast‘ defender by Cesc Fabregas, will hope to get another opportunity to impress Arteta and the Arsenal fans.

And at just 23 years of age, he has his whole career ahead of him. He looks like an exciting prospect who’ll only get better and better in the red and white of N5.