Wenger is wary of giving the impression that he has given up on finishing in the top four of the Premier League Paul Harding/PAArsène Wenger might insist it is too early to target the Europa League as Arsenal’s route to Champions League football next season but he revealed that he will play a full-strength team when the club take on Ostersunds in Sweden on Thursday. “I would have gone for it anyway,” the Arsenal manager said, “especially as we have no game between the two matches. I will play the normal team because it is one of the opportunities we have, especially because we don’t play in the FA Cup. There is no reason why I should rest players.”Last season, José Mourinho was explicit in using the Europa League as a means of compensating for a disappointing Premier League campaign but Wenger is clearly nervous that to…

Source: The Times February 12, 2018 00:00 UTC