Wenger Confirms Double Boost But Attacker Ruled Out — Arsenal Team News

Key man Alexis Sanchez is fit to start after coming off the bench against the Hammers, while Hector Bellerin is also in.

The news about Rosicky is a blow and it sound like he could be out for a while but Welbeck should be back in contention to face Liverpool on the 24th.

Rosicky, who agreed a contract extension at the end of last season, has been struggling with a knee problem since June following worldwide duty with the Czech Republic, and is set for another lengthy spell of rehabilitation.

However, Wenger also confirmed that while Danny Welbeck is making “good progress” on his recovery from a knee injury that has been plaguing him since April, the attacker is still going to be short for Sunday’s trip to Selhurst Park.

Tomas has had surgery on his knee.

“It’s been a wake-up call for everyone”, Coquelin told Arsenal’s official website. Considering the recent results we had before that, going really well in pre-season, it’s disappointing and it was not an Arsenal performance.

“In bad things, good things can come out too”.

The Frenchman revealed that the team is training very hard to come back fighting for their game against Crystal Palace and will try their best to prevent any more mishaps in their quest for their first league title in over a decade.

Meanwhile, Mathieu Debuchy filled in at right-back due to the Spaniard’s knock but both could start at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

He added: “Everybody realises that we need to put more in”. I think belief comes from performances, even if you lose but you show you are capable of competing at that level, then that grows confidence within the squad.

“So it would be a really poor start for them if they did and I am sure they will be desperate to get three points on the board”.

Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin insists their shock opening day defeat against London rivals West Ham United last weekend could prove beneficial for the rest of the campaign.

Bellerin missed Arsenal FC’s season opener with a muscle strain but will be available for this weekend. “How long exactly, we don’t know yet”.