Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday.
That’s how intense our recent schedule has been so it’s no surprise that Arsene Wenger is planning to rotate the squad for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final.
Here’s the latest news from the boss:
on Ramsey…
Ramsey was out running [on Monday] but he will not be back in the next 10 days. For him, the beginning of January is more likely.
on Mustafi…
Shkodran is back again. I will not use him on Tuesday but he’s available again.
on Walcott…
Theo is 100 per cent, he will play on Tuesday.
on his rotation plans…
Some players are a little bit on the edge. I think as well that we have so many quality players who did not start on Saturday, so you cannot say that you prefer to play a player who has played three games in six days to a guy who is at the same level and is completely fresh. The players who will start are basically all international players, so that’s why I think [squad rotation] makes sense. You have as well to show the trust and the confidence that we have in the players who did not start last week.
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