Alexandre Lacazette's apparent demotion to a squad player notwithstanding, Craig Burley and Ross Dyer discuss the impact of the striker's injury to Arsenal's season aspirations. OSTERSUND -- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for the cup-tied rule to be scrapped, with record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang unable to play in the Europa League. Arsenal face a shortage of strikers for Thursday's round-of-32 match at Ostersund after Alexandre Lacazette was ruled out with a knee injury. Aubameyang played in Europe for Borussia Dortmund, meaning he is not eligible for Arsenal, who signed him for £56 million in January. Wenger said the cup-tied rule "doesn't make sense" any...
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