Arsène Wenger says Arsenal regulars must reassert themselves at Everton

• ‘We have to show we can restart in the Premier League’ says manager
• Arsène Wenger outlines rotation policy for cup competitions

Arsène Wenger has challenged the first-team regulars he left at home for Arsenal’s Europa League win in Belgrade to pick up the pieces of their domestic season. “We have to show that we can restart in the Premier League as well,” he said.

After last weekend’s horror show at Watford, Arsenal face Everton – another club with high aspirations feeling the heat – at Goodison Park on Sunday and the manager is demanding a strong response. Last season it proved to be a pivotal – and painful – fixture for Wenger’s side, ending an unbeaten league run that stretched for almost four months. Top of the table at the time, that stumble on Merseyside prompted a steady slip out of the top four.

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