Arsenal return to the domestic scene on Sunday, with a trip to Carrow Road to face Norwich City in the Premier League.
Arsene Wenger is hopeful that he will be able to add Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to the squad that beat Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, whilst Alexis Sanchez should recover from a slight hamstring problem.
Alexis completed 90 minutes against the Croatians, but Wenger said he will not rest the Chilean, despite the minor problem, and expects to have a similar squad to pick from.
We should have everyone available [from the Zagreb game], the players that played on Tuesday night plus maybe Oxlade-Chamberlain should be back in the squad.
There was also an update on the latest player to be facing a spell on the sidelines – Francis Coquelin.
The Frenchman will be sorely missed in the holding midfield role, particularly with Mikel Arteta also picking up an injury against West Brom last weekend, but Wenger revealed Coquelin will not need surgery.
Arteta is short-term but Coquelin, as I told you, is much longer. The scans are positive because he does not need any surgery, but it will be 12 weeks.
There was some good news regarding Theo Walcott, who stepped up his rehabilitation and has resumed running, however, Sunday will come too soon.
Not for Sunday. He goes through a few tests and steps but the first one was successful. He started running again on Tuesday morning and had no reaction.
