I think he's managing Alexis for the CL fixture. AW staying true to his world and slowly phasing out peripheral players in favor of his Brit core Gibbo-Chambers-Ramsey-JFW and-Ox They know what this game means. COYG!!!!!
Does Alexis really need to be rested for the Galatasaray match? That doesn't seem like Wenger. He never seems to mind running players into the ground, and we are only about 2 months into the season.
That's not how the advantage works. You give it or you don't, you don't wait until they lose possession an then call the foul.