Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Francis Coquelin and Mesut Ozil will be available to face Swansea on Saturday but Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud miss out again.
As we reported earlier in the week, Arsenal are being incredibly cautious with Ramsey after he injured his hamstring during our opening game of the season against Liverpool. He’s back in training but we’re being careful. Hopefully, he can return soon.
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Wenger says that Ramsey been rested and is starting pre season from near scratch to build up his fitness. Won't be back next week for CL.
— Gary Jacob (@garyjacob) October 13, 2016
Meanwhile, Giroud is still out with the toe injury he picked up against PSG in the Champions League.
Wenger says Giroud starts jogging today for first time so “we have to build his fitness up again.”
— Mattias Karén (@MattiasKaren) October 13, 2016
Wenger says Giroud and Ramsey are still out against Swansea, but Coquelin is available.
— Mattias Karén (@MattiasKaren) October 13, 2016
Francis Coquelin, who has actually been back in training for a while after we suspected his knee injury was more serious than it turned out to be, and the midfielder is available for selection against the Swans.
Mesut Ozil has also reportedly informed the fitness team at London Colney that he’s fit and ready to start after he was subbed off at half time during Germany’s 2-0 win over Northern Ireland.
Wenger says Mesut Ozil "told us he is completely fit" after Germany game.
— Mattias Karén (@MattiasKaren) October 13, 2016
It’s likely that we’ll see a slightly rotated team as players return from international duty.
At Colney. Wenger: "Giroud and Ramsey will not be available for Saturday. Coquelin is back. Not seen everyone else yet (from int duty)."
— James Olley (@JamesOlley) October 13, 2016