Can Arsenal's new signing Pablo Mari improve their shaky defence?

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Liverpool FC v CR Flamengo - FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019

On Saturday, the 21st of December, the final of the FIFA Club World Cup took place in Qatar. Liverpool and Flamengo fought out the 16th winner of this glorious tournament, as both teams were crowned continental champions in the previous season.

The game was surprisingly tight and despite the English club winning after a decisive goal in the 99th minute, the South Americans prove their abilities. In the otherwise exclusively Brazilian starting eleven, was one interesting exception: the Spanish defender Pablo Mari, who is one of few, to win the Copa Libertadores as a European.

In the 120 minutes of the game, Mari was able to show his best football. He won most of his aerial duels, played many progressive passes and won all but one of his attempted tackles. The 26-year-old proved that he, despite playing in the Brazilian Série A, possesses the ability to keep up with the best attackers in the world. However, who is the Spaniard, who was able to join one of England's biggest clubs after an unorthodox career route, and how can he help Arsenal FC?