Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has decided to rest Mesut Ozil and centre-back Sokratis for Thursday's Europa League group stage opener at Eintracht Frankfurt. Ozil made his first appearance of the season in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Watford, playing 71 minutes, but Emery said the German midfielder would be rested ahead of the weekend's Premier League game against Aston Villa. Eintracht Frankfurt vs Arsenal preview "Sokratis and Mesut (are) rested for that match. We're going to play another match on Sunday," Emery said. "My decision is because he (Ozil) played, I'm thinking (of) tomorrow's first XI and after that deciding who can be the best for tomorrow. "The first match he...
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