Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger reveals the two reasons he always substitutes Alexandre Lacazette

Arsene Wenger has lifted the lid on why has tended to substitute Alexandre Lacazette in the second-half of Arsenal’s matches this season.

The striker has managed nine goals in 24 Premier League appearances this term but has only played the of a match six times since arriving in north London.

Asked about his tendency to substitute Lacazette, Wenger told the Arsenal magazine: ‘I must say that [Lacazette] plays in a position where you sub more than say a defender.

‘You substitute a striker more than you would a defender, because they always have to provoke, to defend, to attack, you have to create holes in the defences. The strikers are more subbed than others.

‘Secondly, he was in an adaptation period where I felt that, without any objective measurement, that sometimes he struggled a bit more in the second part of the game, especially in the last 20 minutes, to create the movement he can.

Arsenal will face stock city on Sunday and its still not clear whether Lacazete will play after his absence since middle of February due to knee injury