Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he solely had 16 gamers accessible to him for the Europa League journey to Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night time, with first group regulars pressured to play extra minutes than he would really like.
The Gunners picked up their sixth win on the spin in all competitions, with Bukayo Saka scoring the one aim of the sport in Norway and retains them high of their Europa League group.
Arteta fielded a modified group, with the likes of Matt Turner, Rob Holding, Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah coming in, whereas the likes of Saka, Ben White, Martin Odegaard and William Saliba additionally began.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe and Mohamed Elneny stay injured, whereas Gabriel Jesus was left at residence to relaxation and Arteta says that he was left with simply 16 first group gamers he might select from.
‘That is the squad that we had, we had 16 gamers accessible,’ Arteta informed a press convention.
‘I've to play 11 and I don’t need these 11 to play 90 minutes right here as a result of I do know in all probability what will occur within the subsequent day or two.
‘In the event that they get injured right here for certain we’ll be saying that we shouldn’t have risked a participant. On the finish, they must play.’
On the bench in Norway had been the likes of Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey, Gabriel Magalhaes, Cedric Soares, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Martinelli and Marquinhos, which appears to take the tally previous 16.
‘We knew that it was going to be sophisticated,’ stated Arteta on the win in Norway. ‘As I stated it’s 14 video games consecutively that they’ve gained right here.
‘They performed at a special stage in the present day. However the group choice was as properly as a result of there have been some gamers with different points who couldn't begin in the present day.’
Arteta will return his group to full energy on Sunday when Arsenal go to Leeds within the Premier League and look to carry on to high spot within the desk.
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