Arsenal boss says he took off Iwobi at halftime against Wolves for tactical reasons

The Gunners had to come from behind to maintain their unbeaten streak in recent weeks to 16 games.

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Ivan Cavaleiro gave the Championship winning side the lead at the Emirates Stadium in the 13th minute through an assist by Raul Jimenez.

Emery on Iwobi

Wolves tried to maintain the lead but were unable to as Henrikh Mkhitaryan levelled for the Gunners in the 86th minute through an assist by Aaron Ramsey.

Arsenal vs Wolves

Iwobi was named in the starting eleven for the Gunners by Emery but was sacrificed at halftime for young French midfielder .

Speaking in his post-match conference Emery reveal that the reason he took of Iwobi was to combat the defensive set up by their opponents.

He said,  “It was a tactical change. We wanted to play our right and left-backs deeper and win back more possession inside with Sead and Hector.

"Sometimes we did this situation well and we created chances to score.

“Their work was good defensively because their block was very high.”

Iwobi has been a regular performer under Emery this season and is expected to join up with the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the friendly encounter against the .