Arsenal go into their game against Southampton on Sunday with doubts hanging over the fitness of two players.

3Ainsley Maitland-Niles

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Ainsley Maitland-Niles of Arsenal celebrates his team's victory after the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium on January 19, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 19: Ainsley Maitland-Niles of Arsenal celebrates his team’s victory after the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium on January 19, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Maitland-Niles will undergo a fitness test ahead of Arsenal’s game against Southampton on Sunday.

The utility man missed out on Thursday night and was not listed as injured in the team bulletin prior to the game. That’s because he became the latest in the Arsenal camp to come down with an illness.

I’m not sure if they spend a lot of time at the training ground coughing into each other’s faces, but it might be worth investigating.