Nasri more at ease in middle

SAMIR NASRI can see himself settling down as a defensive midfielder for Arsenal.

The France international was deployed as a playmaker just behind the strikers when he was at Marseille and since his move to the Gunners last summer, he has mostly been used on the left wing.

But Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has recently employed Nasri as a defensive midfielder, preferring Cesc Fabregas and Andrey Arshavin in more attacking roles, and the Frenchman has adapted well to the change in position.