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Arsenal rest host of stars for Olympiacos trip

Monday, December 5, 2011
3:05 PM

Andre Santos and Thomas Vermaelen the only starters from the win at Wigan to make the trip to Greece

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is set to rest a host of first team players for his side’s final Champions League Group F match against Olympiacos.

Skipper Robin van Persie is the biggest name to miss out, with Andre Santos and Thomas Vermaelen the only starters from Saturday’s 4-0 drubbing over Wigan.

Squad to face Olympiacos: Fabianski, Mannone, Miquel, Yennaris, Vermaelen, Santos, Squillaci, Djourou, Arshavin, Benayoun, Coquelin, Eastmond, Frimpong, Ozyakup, Rosicky, Park, Chamakh, Oxlade-Chamberlain.

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Current first team squad:

Manager: Arsene Wenger .

Goalkeepers: Manuel Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski, Wojciech Szczesny.

Defenders: Bacary Sagna, Thomas Vermaelen, Andre Santos, Johan Djourou, Kieran Gibbs, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Sebastian Squillaci, Carl Jenkinson.

Midfielders: Abou Diaby, Mikel Arteta, Alex Song, Andrey Arshavin, Yossi Benayoun, Thomas Rosicky, Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere, Emmanuel Frimpong, Francis Coquelin.

Forwards: Ju-Young Park, Theo Walcott, Gervinho, Robin van Persie, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Marouane Chamakh.

Players on loan: Carlos Vela, Ryo Miyaichi, Nicklas Bendtner, Joel Campbell, Vito Mannone, Henri Lansbury, Denilson, Andrey Arshavin

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