Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he is contemplating giving a rest to talismanic striker Robin van Persie.
Van Persie has been the star of the Gunners' season so far, scoring 25 goals in all competition and leading the Arsenal attack by his own on countless occasions.
However, with plenty of the season still to go, Wenger admits he is toying with the idea of rotating his side in Saturday's match against Blackburn.
"I will rotate a little bit because many players have given a lot," the French manager said on Arsenal's official website. "[With Van Persie] the temptation is there.
"We are in a situation at the moment where he is the main goalscorer, so I will maybe have to build a team that works around him."
Wenger has opted not to call on Marouane Chamakh, who has returned from international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, but insists he has plenty of options even if he does drop Van Persie.
"We have Park [Chu-young], Thierry Henry, we have [Theo] Walcott who wants to play through the middle - he has not done it," Wenger added.
"We have not done because we always have adapted. Thierry Henry at the start [of his Arsenal career] was not a centre forward, Robin van Persie was not a centre forward, so we'll see what we do if it happens.
"But Chamakh is back. No [he is not ready to play]. He should be in today [Friday] because they have 48 hours to be back after the competition, but I will not use him [on Saturday]."
Arsenal are currently 7th in the Premier League, five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea who currently occupy the final Champions League qualifying spot.
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