Arsenal FC avoided a potential injury crisis as Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Declan Rice all shook off fitness issues that they suffered the previous weekend to come back into the side that won big this weekend.
Trossard was named to the squad that routed AFC Bournemouth 4-0, but went an unused substitute. He will hope to play a part in Tuesday’s European fixture.
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Competition: UEFA Champions League Group B
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The Gunners will travel to French side RC Lens in midweek, for a UEFA Champions League group stage game. Rice and Saka started yesterday, and we’ll wait to see if Mikel Arteta preserves their places, or decides to do some squad rotation here. Martinelli was left out of the squad entirely, and perhaps he’ll be fit enough to feature in France.
We’ll maybe learn more tomorrow, during the UCL press conference. We do know that Arteta will be without the services of Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber, who are guaranteed out, as they recover from long-term injuries.
Arsenal are looking good right now, as they are getting it done on both the domestic and European fronts. We’ll see if they can keep it rolling here.
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