Lehmann starts for Gunners

Veteran goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was dramatically drafted in for his 200th Arsenal appearance at Blackpool today.

Veteran goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was dramatically drafted in for his 200th Arsenal appearance at Blackpool today.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger turned to the 41-year-old, recently coaxed out of retirement, after Manuel Almunia injured his knee in the warm-up at Bloomfield Road.

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