Wenger confirms Monreal is first-choice LB

In what seems like an uncharacteristic move, Wenger confirmed that Gibbs has fallen behind Monreal in the selection process:

For me Kieran is a great player with a fantastic potential and he was in front of Nacho for long periods, but now is a bit behind in the pecking order. He can make that up again because he has a huge amount of talent. He can get in front of him again. This is one of the opportunities that he has to show that.

He also mentions quality in depth:

At the end of the day I can only play one, but the most important thing is that they are both at the level to play for Arsenal. Both are huge players and that is what we want.