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Who trained and who didn't as Arsenal prepare for Vitoria Europa League clash

Arsenal held their final training session on Tuesday ahead of their Europa League trip to Vitoria.

The Gunners are top of Group F having won all three of their games and are three points ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt.

Granit Xhaka is yet to feature for Unai Emery since his fiasco against Crystal Palace but did train ahead of the Vitoria game.

The Swiss midfielder also trained last week but did not travel to Liverpool or feature against Wolves. Unai Emery is yet to confirm if he will be involved in Portugal.

In training Xhaka did seem in good spirits, however. The 27-year-old was the third player onto the pitch and enjoyed a kick-about with Calum Chambers and Rob Holding before the session began.

Returning from their respective injuries, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson were present and look set to be in the squad for the game with Vitoria.

The pair featured in the Under-23s' 3-1 win over Tottenham last week, but with Steve Bould's young Gunners again in action tonight in the  Leasings.com  Trophy, training with the first team suggests they will be involved on Wednesday night instead.

Nicolas Pepe and Mesut Ozil were also present. Pepe was dropped from the Premier League side as Ozil returned vs Wolves so how they are used in Portugal will be worth watching.

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Other than that, the turnout was standard.

The Arsenal players who trained on Tuesday: Leno, Martinez, Bellerin, Chambers, Holding, Sokratis, Muustafi, Luiz, Tierney, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Willock, Torreira, Ceballos, Ozil, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Saka, Lacazette Aubameyang, Pepe, Martinelli.

Click through the gallery below to see the best images from the session.

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