Cesc Fabregas today shrugged off Arsenal's first loss in seven
months, insisting: "We don't care. Bring on the best."
Last night's defeat at Sevilla ended the Gunners' 28-match unbeaten
run but Fabregas is only too aware that this makeshift side were
way below strength with captain William Gallas and striker Emmanuel
Adebayor amongst those rested.
With his side comfortably through to the knock-out stages of the
Champions League even before last night's clash, Spaniard Fabregas
said: "Hats off to the boss to give a rest to the guys. Why not?
Some of the squad are playing too much.
"We have three important games coming up and the league for us is
the most important. We are qualified already.
"I don't care if we finish second in the group and have to play the
big sides in the next round. If we want to be the best, we have to
beat everybody.
"We have lost against a good side and that's it. We will try to win
on Saturday."
Manager Arsene Wenger, facing a touchline ban after being banished
from the bench, made seven changes from the team which beat Wigan
on Saturday. They will finish-second in Group H if the Spaniards
win away against Slavia Prague in a fortnight.
