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HOT OR NOT: Arsene Wenger's decision to pick Alex Iwobi proves correct as Neymar's clamouring for attention goes overlooked

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.

HOT

A rare appearance in the top section of this column for the Arsenal manager but his decision to select Alex Iwobi against Chelsea was correct.

It was suggested Iwobi should have been dropped after breaking a curfew at the weekend but for Wenger to veer from what he thought was his best line-up would have been to punish himself and his team, rather than his player.

Iwobi – I am sure – will receive his sanction in other ways.