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Arsene Wenger has denied rumours Jack Wilshere has suffered another injury setback ahead of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Monaco on Wednesday night.

The midfielder was left on the bench for Saturday's win at Crystal Palace before then sitting out an open training session but his boss insists that there is no cause for concern

The 23-year-old suffered a serious ankle injury in a collision with Paddy McNair as Arsenal fell to a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United in November. 

The revolutionary. @ThierryHenry praises @Manuel_Neuer's innovation: http://t.co/5L97YFIlEn pic.twitter.com/qc13wnd0Es — beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) February 24, 2015 And although he is on the verge of an Arsenal comeback, Wilshere missed the first team's open training session prior to the encounter with Monaco and was an unused substitute on Saturday as the Gunners defeated Crystal Palace 2-1.

However Wenger played down speculation that this was because of a new injury, telling reporters: "He was rested in training today. There's no setback."

Arsenal host Leonardo Jardim's side in the first leg of the last-16 clash and are heavy favourites to progress, but Wenger has warned against complacency. 

"We have had 17 consecutive seasons in this competition. 'Easy' is a word you need to ban in the Champions League," he added. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco and Layvin Kurzawa travel to London with AS Monaco ahead of their Champions League clash with Arsenal tomorrow. — FFW (@FrenchFtWeekly) February 24, 2015 "They are a disciplined team who are very strong in defence, well organised and dangerous on the break.

"I love pressure because there's lots at stake and those are the ones you want to be involved with as a manager and a player."