By Daily Sports on February 8, 2019

Arsenal have confirmed the return of Shkodran Mustafi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to full training, while Granit Xhaka and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are also in contention to feature against Huddersfield Town on Saturday.

Mustafi's return is positive news for Unai Emery, who has seen his side hamstrung by defensive injuries in recent times, with the German having joined Sokratis, Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding on the sidelines.

In the case of Sokratis, the Greek centre-back is expected to return to full training by the end of February, while Holding and Bellerin continue to recover following knee surgeries. Danny Welbeck is also a long-term absentee.

In midfield, Xhaka is being assessed ahead of Saturday's clash, but could feature after sitting out Arsenal's 3-1 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium due to a tight groin.“After a while, I came back. I started playing with the Under-23s and I'm very happy,” Mkhitaryan said. “I hope that I won't have any more injuries and I will keep playing.

“I'm thankful to everyone who has been working with me. To the medical staff, to the fitness coach and everyone, even to my team-mates. They were supporting me every day.

“It's life, everything is happening and you can get injured or something like that. I hope that no one gets injured anymore and the team can be fully fit for the next games.”

Mkhitaryan will be battling the likes of Alex Iwobi, Denis Suarez, Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey for a spot behind the strikers, while Maitland-Niles will face a late fitness test (Goal)

•Photo shows Mustafi and Mkhitaryan 

Source Daily Sports

Posted February 8, 2019

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