TEAM UPDATE: White’s absence and Trossard’s shock – Four observations made during Arsenal training before the Brentford clash.

Latest Arsenal training news as Mikel Arteta prepares his players for a tough Premier League clash against Brentford this Saturday

Mikel Arteta has been able to welcome back the majority of his international Arsenal stars to London Colney this week. The November international break was the final one of 2023 with the Gunners now facing 10 games before they year is over and to compete in each game Arteta will certainly need the full compliment of his squad.

Injuries have caused chaos for Arsenal already this season with Jurrien Timber, Thomas Partey and Emile Smith Rowe all dealing with either numerous issues or a severe muscular problem. Meanwhile, the likes of Ben White, Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko have all suffered mostly minor injuries.

Brazilian duo Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli have each missed a month of action although both could be set to start in the same team for the first time this season. Having played in South America on Wednesday, the attacking pair, along with Gabriel Magalhaes will likely only partake in one training session before the clash against Brentford on Saturday.

However, Saka, Rice, Kai Havertz and several others who played in Europe have all been spotted back in north London ahead of the Premier League return this weekend. With that said, football.london has pulled together all the important things spotted in Arsenal training.

Injury latest

Arsenal have been hit by quite a few injury setbacks in the first few months of the 2023/24 season, to say the least. The latest concerns surround Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus and Ben White with the trio experiencing vastly different international breaks.

For Jesus he played 90 minutes while on duty with Brazil against Argentina and he is yet to be seen in Arsenal training. Odegaard missed a significant chunk of action before the domestic pause but has since returned to training at London Colney with a number of sessions under his belt before the weekend.