Arsenal's Danny Welbeck (C) is challenged by Middlesbrough's George Friend (L) during their FA Cup fifth round soccer match at the Emirates Stadium in London February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
LONDON (Reuters) - Striker Danny Welbeck is playing an important role in Arsenal's season despite being moved into an unpreferred wide role, manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday.
Arsenal face Welbeck's former club Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Monday and the England international is again likely to be shunted out to the flank, just as he often was during his time at Old Trafford.
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