By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger will rotate his side for the trip to Reading on
Monday but, as yet, he does not know how much.
The Arsenal manager made eight changes for the Champions League
game at Slavia Prague on Wednesday and, although the performance
was disjointed, the 0-0 draw they obtained suggests it was a gamble
worth taking.
Wenger will have the octet back at his disposal on Monday and,
given that Manchester United may have assumed top spot by the time
his side kick-off at the Madejski Stadium, many of them are likely
to come back.
"I will change things around," he said at Friday's
press conference. "I don't know by how much though. I left
out eight players at Slavia and they are all capable to play again.
"We have just Van Persie injured now. Senderos is back in full
training but we will not use him on Monday because he has not
played at all. Rosicky is back and Toure is back. They had a good
session today.
"Kolo has a small calf problem in midweek but had it been a
Champions League Final then he would have played."
