Mikel Arteta has revealed his plans for Thursday night's Europa League tie with Sporting CP, addressing how he intends to balance the midweek action and a title race. It comes after several players have been in and out of the squad in the past fortnight with knocks and strains.
Although the Spaniard did play it coy on revealing who would be available for the game, he did explain the juggling act between domestic and continental football he has to do. "We have one team and we have to play the games with the best possible players to win it," he said in Portugal.
"There have been moments where we have made eight changes. We try to accommodate. Players have moments throughout the season, players are available and not available throughout the season. For sure we will try to put the best team to win the game."
