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Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, has said Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may play in central midfield in future after the emergence of Joel Campbell on the right wing.

Oxlade-Chamberlain has started just six of his 17 league appearances this season but has been given a chance to stake a claim for a regular place after injuries to Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin, the usual midfield partners in front of the back four.

Oxlade-Chamberlain would usually have replaced the injured Alexis Sánchez on the flank but Campbell has been preferred after his improvement since being told it was “now or never” by his manager.

Wenger said he views Oxlade-Chamberlain as a box-to-box midfielder, capable of playing in the centre or the right if he plays a 4-3-3 system.