Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger cannot believe he is being criticised for giving his players two days' rest this week ahead of Saturday's Premier League trip to Stoke. "It's not necessarily fatigue - I don't see why that's suddenly a problem," said Wenger when questioned on the rest period he handed his squad this week.

"We have played without a break since December; we don't have to justify that, it's unbelievable."

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