The 21-year-old defender impressed against Middlesbrough and Manchester City and deserves a run in the team alongside Laurent Koscielny
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If you needed to know anything about the confidence of 21-year-old centre-back Rob Holding, then just check out the 66th minute of Arsenal’s 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Manchester City on Sunday.
The defender, who had only made two Premier League appearances previous to his start at Wembley, shielded the ball from City’s goalscorer Sergio Aguero before dribbling past him and inviting a tackle from the Argentine.
The significance of 10-second clips in 90-minute football matches can usually be overstated but that individual moment provided a glimpse into what kind of player Arsene Wenger has on his hands: self-belief in abundance, composure on the ball and an intelligent reader of the game.