Arsenal boss Unai Emery is adamant he will continue to rotate his side to protect the players as they chase a top-four finish and Europa League success.
The comments come on the back of the Gunners' 3-2 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace on Sunday, after Arsenal had made seven changes from the side that secured a Europa League success in Napoli on Thursday.
Swiss international midfielder Granit Xhaka should recover from a hip complaint in time for Wednesday's league trip to take on Wolves, as Emery looks set to mix up his player rotation once again.
"We have had some injuries, like with Aaron Ramsey, and we need to protect the players," said Emery. "For example, Xhaka asked to change in the second half against Napoli and could have played (against Palace), but with some risk.
"We need to protect our players and to use other players. We are playing with a lot of players and they give us the performance; we lost but we could also have lost with other players on the pitch."
Arsenal are 4/7 to finish in the Premier League's top four this season, while the north London outfit are 5/2 to win the Europa League this term.
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Arsenal boss Unai Emery is adamant he will continue to rotate his side to protect the players as they chase a top-four finish and Europa League success.
The comments come on the back of the Gunners' 3-2 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace on Sunday, after Arsenal had made seven changes from the side that secured a Europa League success in Napoli on Thursday.
Swiss international midfielder Granit Xhaka should recover from a hip complaint in time for Wednesday's league trip to take on Wolves, as Emery looks set to mix up his player rotation once again.
"We have had some injuries, like with Aaron Ramsey, and we need to protect the players," said Emery. "For example, Xhaka asked to change in the second half against Napoli and could have played (against Palace), but with some risk.
"We need to protect our players and to use other players. We are playing with a lot of players and they give us the performance; we lost but we could also have lost with other players on the pitch."
Arsenal are 4/7 to finish in the Premier League's top four this season, while the north London outfit are 5/2 to win the Europa League this term.
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Source: bet365.com