Arsenal appoint former Candy Crush creator as data scientist

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ARSENAL have made the final appointment to their new-look backroom team ahead of the upcoming season - and it could be the most interesting one of all.

Mikhail Zhilkin has no previous experience in football, is a graduate of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and helped launch of two of the most successful Candy Crush games in a previous guise.

The Russian's title will be data scientist and he will focus on injury and physical data, creating insights to be used by the coaching and performance staff at the club.