Arsenal's European campaign begins tonight with a trip to Germany to take on Eintracht Frankfurt. As I sit here on a Thursday morning writing about the Europa League for the third successive year, I can't help but think about the dismal end to the last campaign – because we should have been playing Champions League football this season. However, it is what it is, and we have to get on with it. Over the last few weeks and months I've said repeatedly that the group stages this season should be, as much as possible, the sole preserve of young players and fringe players. I realise we don't have the biggest squad around, but I'd still prefer if that were our approach. There are some young...
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