In relation to yesterday's blog about whether or not Laurent Koscielny should get some  time tomorrow night for the Qarabag tie, the consensus was more or less in favour of him playing some part in the game. Asking him to play 90 minutes, then line up for his first Premier League appearance of the season on Sunday is too much, but a bit of match sharpness seems to be the right idea. We'll wait and see what Unai Emery has to say about that today when he meets the press, but this final Europa League group game might well be useful for other players too. Think of Ainsley Maitland-Niles who has found himself very much on the fringes this season. In some ways he's been unfortunate, picking up...
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