Arsene Wenger to recall star trio for Leicester clash
Aug 19, 2016 at 5:49 PM
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to recall star trio for their clash against Premier League champions Leicester City at King Power stadium on Saturday.
Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny are all set to feature for the Gunners in the clash after they finished their extended holidays due to the European championships earlier in the summer.
One of the major blows in their season opener was not only their 4-3 loss to Liverpool but the injuries that the Arsenal players have faced in the clash.
Aaron Ramsey had suffered a hamstring injury whereas Iwobi suffered a thigh injury which has ruled the attacking pair to participate in the upcoming clash.
Meanwhile Per Mertesacker was ruled out for the rest of the year, another defender Gabriel is also ruled out till next month end due to an injury. While Carl Jenkinson will also miss due to knee injury. Any Welbeck remains a long term absentee for the Gunners.
Arsenal will look to get maximum points from the clash as they have not win their season opener against Liverpool at home. The pressure will be on Wenger as he is expected to fill in the best XI possible going into the clash.
Arsenal provisional Squad: Cech, Ospina, Debuchy, Bellerin, Holding, Koscielny, Chambers, Gibbs, Monreal, Coquelin, Elneny, Xhaka, Cazorla, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Sanchez, Campbell, Walcott, Akpom, Giroud.