Key Arsenal trio – including Bukayo Saka – train ahead of Slavia clash
Arsenal have been handed a boost on the personnel front on Tuesday, after a trio of the club’s stars were spotted in first-team training.
Slavia showdown
Mikel Arteta and co. are of course set to return to action in 48 hours’ time.
The Gunners will get their European campaign back underway, in a crunch Europa League first-leg meeting with Czech outfit Slavia Prague.
The clash, for obvious reasons, marks an absolutely crucial one for Arsenal, with the capital giants’ dismal domestic campaign having seen any hopes of Champions League qualification via a top-4 finish go out the window.
In turn, Europa League glory stands as the club’s only remaining hope of salvaging a hugely underwhelming season.
Saka & Xhaka return
The Gunners, however, will not exactly head into Thursday’s action brimming with confidence, having been outplayed in every manner imaginable en route to a 3-0 Premier League defeat to Liverpool at the weekend.
Central to the alarming display on the part of Arteta’s men, however, were the absences of a number of key players.
All of David Luiz, Granit Xhaka, Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka missed out versus Liverpool, with respective fitness and illness concerns.
But, ahead of their Slavia showdown, Arsenal have today been handed a timely boost.
This comes in the form of confirmation that the latter three of the aforementioned quartet were all spotted back in first-team training on Tuesday afternoon.
In turn, the trio look set to be available for selection, as Arsenal eye up a crucial first-leg advantage.
Saka, Xhaka and Smith Rowe all involved in training today. Big boost ahead of Thursday night.
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) April 6, 2021
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Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 19 |
Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 18 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 14 |
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 14 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 11 |
Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 11 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 10 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 9 |
Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 9 |
Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 9 |
Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
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Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0 | 7 |
McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 7 |
Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 6 |
Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 6 |
Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 5 |
McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 6 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
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Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 6 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
Raphinha | Leeds United | 6 |
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Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6 |
Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 5 |
Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
Antonio, Michail | West Ham United FC | 5 |
Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |