Mesut Ozil
Now returned to full training following back spasm.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Now returned to full training following a small fracture to left fibula in August.
Danny Welbeck
Withdrawn from England squad with minor hamstring issue. Being assessed ahead of Leicester City (h) on Monday, October 22.
Petr Cech
Left hamstring injury. Being assessed ahead of Leicester City (h) on Monday, October 22.
Dinos Mavropanos
Groin injury. Expected to return to full training by the end of October.
Laurent Koscielny
Right Achilles tendon repair. Aiming to return to full training in November.
Internationals: Iwobi assists in Nigeria win
Two more Gunners were in action for their countries on Saturday. Scroll down to find out how they got on:
Alex Iwobi claimed an assist in Nigeria’s 4-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win over Libya. After being brought down in the box, Odion Ighalo netted from the spot to give the Super Eagles a first-half lead.
Iwobi then set up Ighalo’s second with an inch-perfect through ball, with the former Watford striker claiming his hat-trick soon after. Samuel Kalu then completed the scoring in the 90th minute to see Nigeria rise to second in qualification Group E.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan captained Armenia in their Uefa Nations League defeat to Gibraltar. Joseph Chipolina scored the game’s only goal, slotting home from the spot to secure Gibraltar’s first points.
Bernd Leno was an unused substitute in Germany’s Nations League defeat to Netherlands. Virgil van Dikj gave the hosts a first-half lead and, despite Joachim Low ringing the changes in the second period, Netherlands secured all three points thanks to Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum’s late strikes.
Internationals: Torreira assists for Uruguay
We had five Gunners in international action on Friday. Read on to find out how they fared for their countries.
Lucas Torreira played the entirety of Uruguay’s 2-1 loss to South Korea, assisting La Celeste’s only goal of the game. Hwang Ui-Jo opened the scoring, before Matias Vecino - assisted by Torreira - levelled the scores. Jung Woo-Young fired in 12 minutes from time to secure South Korea’s victory.
Sokratis captained Greece to a 1-0 home win over Hungary in the Nations League. Kostas Mitroglou scored the only goal in Athens, having been assisted by left back Konstantinos Tsimikas.
Granit Xhaka played the entirety of Switzerland’s 2-1 Nations League loss to Belgium. Romelu Lukaku put the hosts in front before Mario Gavranovic levelled the scores from a free-kick. However, Lukaku struck once more to secure the win for the Red Devils.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang captained Gabon to a 3-0 win over South Sudan in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Denis Bouanga and Aaron Appidangoye gave Gabon a two-goal lead, before a late goal from Hassan Martin just two minutes from time.
Mohamed Elneny helped Egypt to win their third qualifying match for the Africa Cup of Nations, assisting in a 4-1 win over Swaziland. Ahmed El Mohamady opened the scoring, before Amr Warda doubled the advantage. Elneny then provided the pass for the third goal, enabling Trezeguet to further extend the advantage. Mohamed Salah scored from a corner to make it 4-0, before a late consolation strike reduced the deficit.
David Ospina played the entirety of Colombia’s 4-2 victory over the United States. James Rodriguez gave the visitors the lead on American soil, before Kellyn Acosta and Bradley Wood gave the USA a 2-1 lead. Goals from Carlos Bacca, Radamel Falcao and Miguel Borja ensured Colombia picked up the win.
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