Arsenal boss is likely to make big changes to his starting lineup when the take to the Emirates Stadium turf to face Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday evening.
Full focus may not quite be on the semi-final second leg with Paris Saint-Germain, with a job still to do in the Premier League, but with the title already heading to Liverpool, and the Gunners all-but guaranteed to finish in the top five this season and thus qualify for next season's , the PSG clash is the most important game in the rest of their season.
is likely to come back into the team to get him a bit of game-time before the return leg against the Parisiens, having missed the first leg at the Emirates Stadium due to suspension.
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But there could be a number of players rested, with the second leg on Wednesday in mind.
will have decisions to make on the likes of Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice - key players he will not want to risk losing for the second leg.
He was not giving too much away during his . He said: "The message is very clear. We have to earn the right to win the game tomorrow, be better than Bournemouth and win the game. That we have to do, and that's the way we have prepared since two days ago."
There is one change the manager might like to make, but cannot, however.
David Raya has barely had a break between the sticks this season and he's not going to get a rest tomorrow either. That is because the lesser-spotted Neto, on loan at , cannot play because it is against his parent club Bournemouth.
Raya is therefore guaranteed to start against the Cherries and will be doing so in the Champions League against PSG on Wednesday night too.