Arsenal welcome FC Zurich to the Emirates as they look to finish top of their group and confirm their progress to the Round of 16, so let’s take a look at the latest team news.
It was a good weekend for the Gunners as they beat Nottingham Forest 5-0 and maintained their top spot in the Premier League. They need more of that on Thursday as a draw will not do them any favour.
As for the team news, there is some good news for Mikel Arteta. Bukayo Saka who had to be substituted against Forest with a knock is back in training and could be in contention. Even if the winger is fit, it is likely that he will be given some rest to get ready for Chelsea.
Long term absentees Mohamed Elneny and Oleksandr Zinchenko are back in training, but given the time they have been out of action it is likely that they will not be considered for this game.
There are a few players that are still out with the likes of Matt Turner and Emile Smith Rowe still down with injuries. On the brighter side, these two are the only senior players to be missing in training.
Some fresh faces joined us at training today! ☺️ pic.twitter.com/kCbAA9Ra11
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The north Londoners could have sealed top spot with a draw against PSV but now they need to win this game. It will be interesting to see the exact combination that Arteta goes with as there is an important match coming up at the weekend.
For the hosts, they need to ensure that they take their chances but if they don’t do so, the visitors will start getting more confident. The likes of Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli have the ability to hurt the opposition with their pace and movement.
One player to keep an eye out would be Reiss Nelson, who finds himself under the spotlight after last weekend. After coming on as a substitute against Forest, he was able to get a brace and an assist.
Arsenal will look to finish off the game as soon as possible so they can take it easy for the rest of the duration. That would require the Gunners to be aggressive in their press and take chances as and when they get them.
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