Unai Emery has been handed a major boost after Hector Bellerin and Sead Kolasinac proved their fitness for the visit of Liverpool to the Emirates.
The Arsenal head coach has been dealing with a major defensive headache in his ranks, with Bellerin (thigh), Nacho Monreal, Kolasinac (both hamstring) and Sokratis Papastathopopulos (ankle) all requiring fitness tests before today’s game.
Bellerin and Kolasinac passed theirs whilst it is understood that Monreal is also close to a comeback, though Saturday’s game has come too soon for him and Sokratis.
Matteo Guendouzi’s suspension means Granit Xhaka, who had been used at left-back to cover for Monreal and Kolasinac, returns to a midfield berth alongside Lucas Torreira.
Further forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan is preferred to Alex Iwobi and lines up alongside captain for the day Mesut Ozil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
