11. Top Options From The Bench
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Siem De Jong
Siem de Jong has
admitted that he is raring to get going this season and offers Steve McClaren a great option off the bench against Swansea. He was relatively quiet against Southampton when he came on but has
revealed that he is now fully fit and will want to prove that he can challenge Georginio Wijnaldum for a place in the first team.
Rolando Aarons
The winger consistently impressed pre-season but was not involved agaisnt Southampton, Steve McClaren will be looking to see how quickly Rolando Aarons can succeed at Premier League level.
Ayoze Perez
Many thought (especially the writers at WhatCulture.com/NUFC) that Ayoze Perez would start against the Saints last weekend but Gabriel Obertan and Wijnaldum are currently occupying his spot. It's difficult to pin-point Perez's best role in the current team and it will be interesting to see where McClaren chooses to play him if he makes an appearance against the Swans.
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