Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney, and Tommy Setford are all currently absent through injury, but the trio were in attendance for Saturday’s game against Leicester City.

Kieran Tierney back in training with Arsenal (Photo via Tierney on Instagram)
Kieran Tierney back in training with Arsenal (Photo via Tierney on Instagram)

Though all three are out of action due to injury, Arsenal defenders Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney and Arsenal goalkeeper Tommy Setford could all be seen sitting just behind the Gunners bench during Saturday’s match against Leicester City.

Arsenal Japan shared a clip of the trio watching on, adding that Tomiyasu and Tierney were chatting happily and seemed to be getting on well.

SEVILLE, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League match between Sevilla FC and Arsenal FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on October 24, 2023 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)
SEVILLE, SPAIN: Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League match between Sevilla FC and Arsenal FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on October 24, 2023. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

There has been some encouraging news on both Tomiyasu and Tierney in the last week or two, with the two players returning to partial training with Arsenal.

Neither appear to be ready for full training just yet, but it’s likely only a matter of time until they can take that step now.

As for Setford, there hasn’t been much news on his situation, as you might expect for an 18-year-old third-choice goalkeeper.

Whatever problem he has came at a frustrating time, as he may have had a chance to debut against Bolton if he’d been fit. He’ll be aiming for a comeback before the Preston North End match now.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: David Raya of Arsenal embraces his teammate Tommy Setford prior to the pre-season friendly match between Arsenal and Olympique Lyonnais at Emirates Stadium on August 11, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: David Raya of Arsenal embraces his teammate Tommy Setford prior to the pre-season friendly match between Arsenal and Olympique Lyonnais at Emirates Stadium on August 11, 2024. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Alexei Rojas can also be seen in the clip, after his inclusion on the bench for Arsenal’s midweek game against Bolton Wanderers.

The 19-year-old goalkeeper has been around first-team training on a regular basis for the last couple of weeks, and it seems he was selected to remain with the senior squad for Saturday’s game.