Oleksandr Zinchenko is back in Arsenal training having been spotted at London Colney ahead of tonight’s game against FC Zurich.
The Gunners will play the final game of their Europa League group stage campaign tonight.
Zurich head to North London looking to spring a surprise but Arsenal have already qualified for the knockout stages.
Mikel Arteta was always going to rotate his side anyway but there may be even more rotation with qualification already in the bag.
Oleksandr Zinchenko is back in Arsenal training
Who starts at left back tonight is anybody’s guess.
Takehiro Tomiyasu has been starting at left back in recent weeks and has impressed in the Premier League.
Then you have Cedric Soares and Kieran Tierney, both of whom came on against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Arteta can now begin to think about calling on Oleskandr Zinchenko too.
The 25-year-old hasn’t played since the 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur back on October 1st.
Zinchenko rushed himself back to fitness for that game, and his last appearance before then was the 2-1 win over Zurich in Switzerland on the 8th of September.
To put it simply, Zinchenko has barely been seen in an Arsenal shirt since the end of August.
The Ukrainian has endured a frustrating period of injuries with a calf problem keeping him on the sidelines.
Arsenal fans will therefore be delighted to see that the £30million summer signing from Manchester City is ramping up his return.
Zinchenko was spotted in training at London Colney on Wednesday, as seen above.
Arteta and the Arsenal medical staff must now decide whether Zinchenko is ready for a substitute appearance tonight.
The last thing Arsenal want is to re-aggravate an injury and lose Zinchenko for any more time.
Still, it’s great to see Zinchenko back training and hopefully we see him in action before the World Cup break.
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