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It's likely that he will now start with Sol at Elland Road on Saturday against Leeds - hopefully the pair can carry on from last night and come back from Yorkshire with another clean sheet under their belts.
Cygan was bought in the summer from Lille, in a 2.1 million pound deal - so in effect he is yet another of Arsene Wengers 'bargain basement' players - but for my money if he continues to play as reliably as he did in Holland against quality opposition, then he's worth every penny.
The player himself says: "If I had wanted a more easy and convenient life, I could have stayed with Lille. But I wanted to prove myself in a higher league and I wanted the challenge of playing abroad. I dreamed one day I would wear the Arsenal shirt and now that dream has come true. It doesn't seem that long ago that I was playing for Lille in the Second Division in France. Now all that has changed."
"There were other offers but Arsenal really appealed to me. It seems as if I have come from nowhere to sign for a club as big as Arsenal. In many ways, it is unbelievable. But I have worked hard and I want to repay the faith Arsene Wenger has shown in me."