With Arsenal gearing up for their do-or-die Champions League clash with Olympiakos on Wednesday, the Metro report an interesting story claiming that the Gunners will rest on of their key players: Mesut Ozil.
The German playmaker has been in sizzling form, with the 27-year-old the club’s go-to guy when in dire need of a goal in the midst of their current injury crisis.
No player in England or Europe can match the former Real Madrid ace’s assists tally, with 12, having created 10 goals and scored 2 in his last 9 English Premier League outings for the north London giants.
But what has evoked this sudden urge in Arsene Wenger to hand Ozil a breather? According to the British outlet, it is the loss of Alexis Sanchez, a man overplayed by both club and country, that has Le Prof worrying over Mesut’s health.
The Chilean ace, having won the Copa America with his national side in the summer, has gone on to feature in 13 of the FA Cup holders’ 15 fixtures, on top of all 5 of their Champions League ties so far.
The 26-year-old was believed to have been harboring an injury when Wenger included him in the starting XI for the trip to Norwich, before eventually succumbing to a second-half hamstring injury which will now see him miss three weeks of action.
Wenger was blamed for Sanchez's injury after starting the Chilean despite his lack of fitness
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This is what the long-serving French boss looks to avoid repeating with Ozil, though when the World Cup winner will be rested was not brought up.
However, the Mirror argue that Wenger will not risk fielding an Arsenal squad without their star German, with the club facing a group stage exit should they fail to win by 3-2 or a better score line.
