Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted that he will name a full-strength side for the first leg of their Europa League last 32 tie against Swedish outfit Ostersunds FK on Thursday. Wenger used the competition as a chance to rest a number of key players during the group stages, including the likes of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, but his side have since been knocked out of the FA Cup and fallen off the pace in the top-four race. The Gunners could be eight points adrift of the top four by the time they kick off on Thursday and, while Wenger has insisted that it is too early to prioritise the Europa League as a possible alternative route back into the Champions League, he has suggested...
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