Mesut Ozil insists he is ‘prepared’ to play full role in Arsenal’s festive programme after recovering from a back injury.
The German made his comeback in Thursday’s victory over Qarabag which secured his side top spot in their Europa League group.
Unai Emery’s men are on a 22-match unbeaten run in all competitions and have reverted to a 3-5-2 formation in recent weeks in the absence of Mesut Ozil who missed five matches, including the rousing 4-2 victory in the north London derby.
Mesut Ozil, who was often given an extended break over the Christmas period by Arsene Wenger, faces a battle to force his way back into the starting line-up but trained with the remainder of the first team at Colney on Saturday, hoping to force his way back into the Spaniard’s plans.
As well as the former Germany international conundrum, Unai Emery faces a headache over his defensive selection with both Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis Papastathopoulos suspended.
Rob Holding is out injured for the remainder of the campaign, while Laurent Koscielny made his first appearance since may following an Achilles injury.
Nacho Monreal is back in contention following a hamstring strain, and summer arrival Stephan Lichtsteiner could feature as a makeshift centre-half.
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