Freddie Ljungberg admits Ainsley Maitland-Niles is a little rusty at the moment, after a couple of months out, but thinks the academy graduate did well enough in his first game back.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles played 68 minutes for the Arsenal u23s on Friday, as he continues his recovery from a fracture he suffered in August.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Mesut Özil have both returned to full training this week and should be available for selection very soon.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has recovered from his illness and will be fit enough to be included in Arsenal’s matchday squad for their game at Craven Cottage on Sunday.
Arsenal have confirmed that Petr Cech will be sidelined for up to a month which is actually great news because it looked like he could be sidelined a lot longer.