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Mark Allen came out on top in a see-saw battle to beat Ricky Walden 10-6 in the final of the Players Championship in Manchester and seal his third ranking event title and first in the United Kingdom. The 30-year-old becomes the first Northern Irishman to win a ranking event in the UK since Dennis Taylor lifted the world crown in 1985.Allen set up his victory by winning five successive frames to lead 6-3 going into the evening session and hit back strongly to take the last three frames after Englishman Walden had fought back from 7-3 to 7-6. Ranked ninth in the world, Allen overcame 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy in the semi-final and sealed the £100,000 winners prize with breaks of 61 and 67 in the finals last two frames.World No 10 Walden, who beat Barry Hawkins 6-3 in his semi-final, ensured a tense encounter but was edged out in the crucial 14th and 15th frames after clawing his way back to 7-6 and was never at his best.Allen fought back from 3-1 down in the first session to win five successive frames and lead 6-3 going into the evening thanks to four half-century breaks.He increased his lead to 7-3 with breaks of 52 and 22 in the evenings first session but Walden took the next three frames to put the pressure back on Allen. Ricky Waldens form proved too inconsistent to challenge Allen Having lost six frames on the bounce Walden stopped the rot with a break of 62 to reduce the deficit to 7-4.Walden then made a superb break of 92 to make it 7-5 and edged to within one frame of Allen at 7-6 after holding his nerve to clear up and punish his opponent for missing a brown with the rest when a tight 13th frame had been evenly poised.The 14th frame was an equally-tense affair that also lasted more than half an hour. Walden required snookers with the score 63-28 but Allen potted a long brown and then fluked the blue to end his three-frame losing streak and move to within two frames of victory at 8-6 ahead.Allen took control of the 15th frame thanks to an excellent break of 61 after taking to the table with nothing much on and strode purposely towards victory with a 67 break in the final frame - and it proved enough. 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Pillar is an outsider to secure a role off the bench, which becomes an even more difficult spot to win if the number of back up jobs is reduced by one. That happens if the Blue Jays decide to start the season with an eight man bullpen.Charlie Nicholas says Arsenals strikers are not solely to blame for the clubs disappointing campaign, suggesting a central defender should be Arsene Wengers priority this summer. The Gunners slender title hopes were ended with a goalless draw at Sunderland on Super Sunday and a top-four finish is far from guaranteed with fifth-placed Manchester United five points behind with a game in hand.Wengers side are the lowest scorers in the top four and have found the net the same amount of times at home as second-from-bottom Newcastle, while they also have the joint-worst defensive record in the top four along with Manchester City. Former Arsenal forward Nicholas told Sky Sports: I accept over the last two months that the central striker area has been a massive problem, but theres been a problem from day one and thats at centre-back.Theres the soft excuse that Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud, Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott have all had their injury problems, but for me the biggest issue exists at the back. Arsene Wenger admitted he is worried about missing out finishing in the top four Theres been so many games where theyve been in control then boom, theres a weak defensive decision and then all of the sudden theyre over the place and the panic sets in.Its just not been solid at all and in my opinion Arsenal have not had a proper defence in five or six seasons.While Wenger has come under fire for failing to add anoother striker last summer, Nicholas thinks Real Madrids 22-year-old defender Raphael Varane could be the ideal candidate to strengthen the backline.dddddddddddd In my opinion Arsenal have not had a proper defence in five or six seasons. Charlie Nicholas When Arsene Wenger starts planning for next season, if he is there, which I think he will be, I would rather he addressed the defensive issues than bought a striker, he added.If I had a position to buy right now and a choice between a centre-forward and Raphael Varane, my priority would be Varane. Charlie predicts... Find out what Charlie is tipping up for Man City v Real Madrid here. It needs to be a leader but one of significance on the pitch, not like Per Mertesacker saying the right things in front of the camera 30 minutes before the game. Leadership isnt chit chat, its being willing to sacrifice yourself. Arsenal create chances and I know its a problem not taking them but they tend to take enough to win games. What they dont do is win games 1-0 like Leicester have been doing. Per Mertesacker saw red in Arsenals 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in January The hardest position to fill is the centre-forward but youve got to sort the basics first and I dont think it needs to be a superstar striker because of the chances they create. Giroud has a decent scoring record for the club and hes not a superstar.If they get Gonzalo Higuain in for say £50m and keep conceding two or three goals then they still wont win anything. 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