Unai Emery has spoken out on Leno and Torreira’s displays

Arsenal stars Bernd Leno and Lucas Torreira made their first starts for Arsenal in the 4-2 win against Vorskla on Thursday night. The Gunner’s head coach faced the media after the match. “Well, Lucas is playing with his progress on the team and on our ideas, our performance with a passion and with a performance. Each minute he is playing, he is doing very well. “And for Leno it’s the first match also. I think that we conceded two goals but not for a mistake [from him]. For him, it takes minutes for the game and confidence for continuing also because he will be continuing to play matches in the next week. “Each match we play, I am responsible for the group and for Torreira also, today I think it is better [for Lucas] to leave the match. I hope that tomorrow and Saturday, he will be okay for Sunday.” Emery afforded the luxury of handing a senior bow to a homegrown player, Emile Smith-Rowe. "We are giving chances to many players to find confidence," Emery told BT Sport. "We need to because we are going to play a lot of matches and need to give minutes to players. I want to continue to be competitive in each match. Some players are better when they are playing regularly."

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