Arsenal trained at the Emirates Stadium ahead of Sunday’s match against Manchester United, and a few youth players joined the session.
Arsenal held their final pre-Manchester United training session at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, rather than using London Colney like usual.
With the Gunners set to play at the same ground the following day, the team were evidently taking the opportunity to get comfortable on the pitch ahead of a big Premier League match.
But the session also provided a rare opportunity for some of Arsenal’s youth players to train alongside their first-team counterparts out on the pitch at the Emirates.
Left-back Marcell Washington and youth goalkeeper Remy Mitchell joined the session, with Tommy Setford also involved. Though only 19 and with just one first-team appearance to his name, Setford is officially considered a first-team player, so it was no surprise to see him taking part.
The Arsenal u21s had played a youth fixture the previous day, winning 1-0 against Burnley, so it would have been difficult for most of the team to train again the following day.
But Washington only made a substitute appearance and Mitchell didn’t feature in the game.
In terms of the senior players involved, it was encouraging to see Piero Hincapie taking part again, with the defender also having been involved in senior training the previous day.
There was no sign of Riccardo Calafiori, who had also been involved on Friday. But the photos of the session don’t necessarily capture every single player, and it’s also not uncommon for an injured player not to be involved in every session as their return to the pitch is managed.
For full confirmation of the players who will be taking part in Sunday’s game, we’ll have to wait for the team news at 15:15 GMT.