London - If Wojciech Szczesny was still Arsenal's first choice goalkeeper he would be sitting on the bench watching Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Reading rather than playing in it, said manager Arsene Wenger.
But unlike last year's semi-final when he was among the substitutes watching fellow Polish international Lukasz Fabianski playing against Wigan Athletic, Szczesny will be in goal while Colombia keeper David Ospina has the afternoon off.
It might also be one of Szczesny's last appearances for the club after nine years in north London as Wenger could not say for certain that the Pole would be content to stay having lost the No.1 spot after 3-1/2 seasons as his first choice.