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Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas believe Danny Welbeck was holding back in Arsenal's Europa League win over Ostersunds due to 4G pitch

Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas believe Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck was holding back in Arsenal's 3-0 win over Ostersunds in the Europa League.

Arsene Wenger's side eased to victory to secure a first-leg advantage over the Swedish side on Thursday night.

Nacho Monreal opened the scoring for the Gunners before Sotirios Papagiannopoulos scored an own-goal and Mesut Ozil sealed the win in the second half.

Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas believe Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck was holding back
Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas believe Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck was holding back

As Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is cup-tied, Danny Welbeck led the Arsenal attack but both Keown and Jenas insisted Welbeck was not at his best as he was wary of playing on the 4G pitch due to suffering long-term injuries.