“?Arsenal are set to welcome back Santi Cazorla for their North London derby clash with rivals Tottenham this weekend.
According to the “?Telegraph, the Gunners are hopeful of a quadruple injury boost which would see Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott and Hector Bellerin all return to the match day squad.
All four players stayed in London this week after carrying minor injuries amid Arsenal’s Champions League 3-2 win in Sofia against Ludogorets, but are all set to be in contention to start on Sunday.
Cazorla has been suffering from an achilles injury and faces a late fitness test.
When the Spaniard picked up the injury, Wenger said: “he got a kick on the back of his Achilles tendon and I took him off as quick as possible.
“In my view he was limping a little bit so I didn’t want to take a gamble.”
He also said of Bellerin in his pre-match press conference: “?Bellerin has a test. I left him behind in midweek because I was cautious with him. I think he should be alright.”
Kieran Gibbs is also set to be fit in time for the clash after recovering from a shoulder injury. However Lucas Perez is still sidelined until December with an ankle injury, whilst Chuba Akpom (back), Per Mertesacker (knee) and Danny Welbeck (cartilage knee) are all long-term absentees.
Tottenham are the only team left in the Premier League that remain unbeaten and Arsenal will be looking to end that streak.
Arsenal famously pipped Tottenham to second place last season as Mauricio Pochettino’s men spurned their best opportunity to finish above their rivals since 1995.
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