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Photo: January signing and Odegaard spotted in Arsenal training

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta might dish out not one, but two full debuts against Aston Villa tomorrow afternoon.

The Gunners visit the Birmingham club on the back of a demoralising 2-1 defeat by Wolves in this neck of the woods in midweek.

Bernd Leno was red carded for handling the ball outside the box but the big question has centered around whether new signing Mat Ryan would be available to replace the German.

Arsenal signed the Australian goalkeeper on a half-season loan from Brighton last month but he has spent the past fortnight out injured.

But there were promising images from London Colney this afternoon, as Ryan was photographed in training.

Martin Odegaard, who joined the Emirates Stadium club on loan from Real Madrid, was also present and it’ll be interesting to see if Arteta starts him ahead of Emile Smith Rowe who, by his own standards, had a quiet game at Molineux.

Here’s some images of the session:

ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Bernd Leno and Mat Ryan of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on February 05, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Mat Ryan and Emile Smith Rowe of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on February 05, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Gabriel, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on February 05, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta with Martin Odegaard during a training session at London Colney on February 05, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images