Wenger not taking any chances
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger did not take any chances with his big names in the second leg of the Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb at the Emirates Stadium.
With the Gunners 3-0 up, captain Thierry Henry was rested to the bench, so Robin van Persie started in attack alongside Emmanuel Adebayor.
Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann had been suspended for the first leg after his red card in last season’s Champions League final – but was not risked tonight because of a slight knee problem.
Midfielder Gilberto – who scored the late equaliser in Saturday’s 1-1 Barclays Premiership draw with Aston Villa – dropped to the bench, where Theo Walcott also began.
Manuel Almunia started in goal, Justin Hoyte filled in at left-back for wantaway Ashley Cole and Mathieu Flamini came into midfield. Jose Antonio Reyes, subject of renewed transfer speculation again today with Athletico Madrid, was missing, the official reason being a groin injury.
