Wenger seeks cure for travel sickness

ARSENE WENGER admitted Arsenal are suffering a virtual crisis in their Premiership away form as he revealed his “shock” at the defeat at Bolton which has undermined their title hopes.

However, while insisting that the weekend setback was an “accident”, he is backing his squad to rediscover the physical power needed to get their title bid back on track at Newcastle on Saturday.

Wenger will rest several leading players, including Gilberto Silva, Freddie Ljungberg, Robert Pires and Jens Lehmann, in tonight’s Champions League final group tie against Ajax, with nothing at stake after already sealing top spot.

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