Emery slams side’s schedule

– Unai Emery (above) admits Arsenal will struggle to cope with a draining schedule that sees them host Leicester at the start of three games in seven days.

Emery’s side will be pushed to the limit by the television schedulers, who moved their Premier League clash with the Foxes to tonight at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners then travel to Portugal for a Europa League tie against Sporting Lisbon on Thursday before returning to domestic action at Crystal Palace on Sunday.

In contrast, Sporting were due to face Loures on Saturday night, giving them more time to recover before hosting Arsenal.

Emery has fielded a strong side in Arsenal’s previous Europa League matches, but he will be forced to rotate more heavily this time.

“We are one team with a very high level and very high demand for us,” he said.

“Every player, they need to feel they can play every match. With only three days difference between one match and another, you can’t do that.” –

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