Normal service has almost resumed with several members of Arsenal's 24-man strong loan army returning to action over the weekend with the World Cup edging towards its conclusion.
Of course, for one reason or another, not every player had the chance to feature. With the Premier League not back for another fortnight, Ainsley Maitland-Niles took part in Southampton's training session in Spain whilst Pablo Mari is making great progress after being discharged from the hospital following surgery to reconstruct damaged back muscles after being injured in a supermarket stabbing in Milan in October.
Alex Kirk and Tyreece John-Jules are facing up to three months on the sidelines with ankle and hamstring injuries respectively, and have returned to Arsenal for treatment, but are expected to return to Ayr United and Ipswich Town once they are fully fit in the new year.
