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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

'Free Eddie!' - Arsenal fans can't believe what Marcelo Biesla has done vs Sheffield Wednesday

Marcelo Biesla's team selection for Leeds United's Championship clash against Sheffield Wednesday has got a number of Arsenal fans talking.

Once again Eddie Nketiah - on loan at Elland Road for the season - is named on the bench which means his search for a first league starts goes on.

The 20-year-old fails to make the starting line-up despite climbing off the bench in midweek to rescue a point for the Whites against Preston North End.

Nketiah was a main topic during the Argentine's press conference on Thursday afternoon and he had a rather outrageous reason for not starting the Gunners wonderkid.

"We cannot talk about Bamford when it's necessary to talk in comparison with Nketiah," Bielsa said, as per Leeds Live. "I know that it’s not your intention.

"But what I say about Bamford is going to be compared with what I say about Nketiah. So to talk about Patrick is more useful to describe Nketiah.

"Nketiah has developed at one club, Arsenal, and has to play at Leeds.

"I am not comparing the level of both. But you can see clearly the performance in one team or the other team. We don’t have the players who win the match themselves.

"Big teams, like Arsenal, they have a lot of players that can win one match with one play. This is natural Nketiah has developed in this school."

Full quotes right here.

Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring for Leeds against Preston (Lewis Storey/Getty Images)

Not for the first time this season, Bielsa's decision has not gone down well with some Arsenal fans on social media.

Take a look at some of the responses on Twitter...

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