article_snippet: Wenger rang the changes following Wednesday's hugely disappointing loss.
article_snippet: Vice captain Per Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck were axed following Wednesday's hugely disappointing loss and replaced by Gabriel and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
article_snippet: Mertesacker's role in the starting XI has been called into huge question this season following a string of below-par displays. 
article_snippet: And it seems Wenger's reached the end of Wenger tether with the German World Cup winner after another disappointing display in midweek.
article_snippet: It didn't impress the Gunners fans, nor did It the former Villareal defender manager who almost saw the former Villareal defender central defensive gamble backfire in woeful fashion.
article_snippet: Arsenal, on the other hand, started lethargically - lacking any vigour or pace in Muhamed Besic and Ross Barkley were seeing plenty of the ball in midfield play.
article_snippet: Much like the first-half, Roberto Martinez - 6.5 side had made a positive start after the break - Garbutt's delivery from dead-balls causing Arsenal's defence problems.
highlights_snippet: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger dropped Per Mertesacker after the Gunners were beaten by Monaco .
  
highlights_snippet: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger struggled to replicate their European form as their failed to pose a threat to the Emirates side .
  