Mohamed Elneny is not the most eye-catching of footballers. He is not one given to moments of breathtaking individual skill, instead excelling in team play. His pass-and-move style is highly effective, but not showy. However, this season he has been conspicuous on account of one thing—his absence.
Despite being a fixture in the Arsenal team for the final few months of last season, he has struggled for game time in 2016/17. The Egyptian can consider himself highly unfortunate to have lost his place, and manager Arsene Wenger must make sure he gets enough minutes to keep him happy.