Laurent Koscielny and Jack Wilshere have been left out of Arsenal's squad travelling to Sweden for their Europa League last-32 first leg clash against Ostersunds.
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Petr Cech and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is ineligible for the competition, also did not travel with the team.
Asked if Ostersunds' artificial pitch played a part in their omission, Wenger replied: "One or two had recent problems, like Koscielny with his Achilles," said Wenger. "Wilshere was more precautionary.
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"I don't know exactly what the pitch is about, but I wanted to rest Jack because he was sick before the game against Spurs."
Source: tribalfootball.com