Arsenal touched down in snowy northern Sweden to resume their Europa League adventure with a considerably stronger squad than Wenger’s usually rotated selection, with the notable exception of a striker shortage. Wenger insisted that, across Europe, clubs “unanimously” think this rule is completely outdated. “I believe that all the clubs agree now this rule has to disappear in Europe,” he said. “He has done a great job here and is very influential in the way they play football – in a very intelligent way. “I’ve never got through to the last 16 of the Europa League so of course it will be the biggest.

Source: The Irish Times February 14, 2018 21:22 UTC