Britain Football Soccer - Arsenal Training - Arsenal Training Ground - 14/2/17 Arsenal's Per Mertesacker during training Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic
(Reuters) - Arsenal's injury crisis has handed captain Per Mertesacker an unlikely opportunity to start his first match of the season in Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea and the German centre back plans to make the most of it.
Mertesacker, who underwent knee surgery after picking up an injury during a friendly last July, was sidelined all season until he came off the bench in Arsenal's final Premier League game against Everton on Sunday.
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