Unai Emery Handed Arsenal Injury Boost Ahead of Crunch Liverpool Clash

​Unai Emery has been handed a boost ahead of his side's huge Premier League clash with Liverpool on Saturday, with Granit Xhaka returning to Arsenal training following a spell out with minor back injury.

The Gunners are having their best start to a league season for ten years with two wins from their opening two games, while Jurgen Klopp's side are the only other team in the league with a 100% record, sitting above Arsenal on goal difference.

Anfield has not been a happy hunting ground for ​Arsenal in recent seasons, with Emery's side conceding at least three goals in their last four appearances against the ​Reds, while their last three outings in the north west have yielded an aggregate scoreline of 12-2.

With their defence set for a stern test on Saturday evening, the return of Xhaka in defensive midfield could prove a welcome boost to the Spaniard as he aims to bring Champions League football back to the Emirates for the first time in three seasons.

It is the ​Mail who report that the Swiss international is nearing his return, who is one of Emery's captains in the group of players he sees as leaders in his squad.

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Another player who is closing on in a return to first-team action is Mesut Ozil. The German missed the first two games of the season, initially over security concerns after been inadvertently embroiled in a London gang conflict, while he sat out of the Gunners' win over Burnley due to a lack of match fitness.


However those concerns have been put to bed with Ozil training as normal this week and set to be considered for the game against the ​Premier League leaders.


Source : 90min