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Extra-time with James Benge - The player of the season special

Ep. 33

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's Inside Arsenal extra-time, where I'm once again joined by James Benge of CBS Sports.


In today's show myself and James debate who could be Arsenal's player of the season, giving our thoughts on all of the big contenders during the 2023-24 season.

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