Arsenal head into their first European game of the season with optimism despite the defeat to Manchester United at the weekend. Plenty of positives can be taken away from the display at Old Trafford, and now it must all be about bouncing back strongly.
Perhaps the biggest concern of all is the injuries which Mikel Arteta currently finds himself dealing with. Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny have been out of action for the last couple of weeks, with the latter expected to be on the sidelines for months. Those injury woes were added to on Sunday after Emile Smith Rowe appeared to pull up with a problem during the warm-down session before heading down the tunnel with the coaching staff early.
It's not currently known what the issue is and if it's anything to worry about, though Arteta will no doubt provide an update in tomorrow's press conference. As much as the injury setbacks are frustrating and far from ideal, it's just as well the club strengthened depth to a certain extent in the summer.
