Arsenal star Jack Wilshere out of Champions League clash against Monaco

Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2015 by Dailystar.co.uk

Jack Wilshere is out of Arsenal's last-16 Champions League clash with Monaco tomorrow night.

OUT: Wilshere will miss tomorrow's game as a precaution

Wilshere, who returned as an unused substitute in Saturday's win at Crystal Palace, will miss the tie as a precaution.

The England midfielder was not considered as he sat out training following his four-month absence with an ankle injury.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger played down suggestions Wilshere had suffered a fresh setback and said: "He trained hard to come back from injury, and we rested him - but no way is it a setback."

"He's not involved tomorrow [Wednesday] but will certainly be available for the weekend."

Arsenal have gone out at the same last-16 stage for the past four seasons against Euro giants Barcelona, AC Milan and Bayern Munich(twice).

Monaco are viewed as one of the weaker top seeded sides but Wenger - who faces his old club for time in a competitive fixture - insists there are no easy ties in the competition.

He said: "They say we have the pressure because we are favourites."

"Maybe, I don't know if we are favourites or not, for me it is a 50/50 game. There is a pressure on the game but that is what you want to do."