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Lee Dixon: Young guns bred in the EFL

Arsenal ‘Invincible’ Lee Dixon says the hunger and desire of EFL players were key to the Gunners’ title-winning success during his illustrious stay in north London.

By Neil Harvey

CHAMPIONS: Lee Dixon, third right, and his all-conquering Football League-winning Arsenal
PICTURE: Alamy

Arsenal ‘Invincible’ Lee Dixon says the hunger and desire of EFL players were key to the Gunners’ title-winning success during his illustrious stay in north London.
Dixon claimed four championship titles – two First Divisions and two Premierships – and three FA Cups during a 14-year spell at Highbury that saw him clock up over 600 appearances.
But in a side littered with international icons and academy starlets, right-back Dixon says it was the recruitment policy of mana...

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