So Arsenal are in Europa League action tonight against BATE Borisov. The squad was announced yesterday afternoon after a medical team update which revealed that four players missing recently were back in full training. Sokratis' ankle injury was supposed to keep him out until the end of February but he's back ahead of schedule; Granit Xhaka's groin is all meded; while Mesut Ozil and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have both recovered from the bout of illness which kept them out of the trip to Huddersfield at the weekend. Good news all round. Then the squad was announced and everyone focused on the fact that there was no Ozil. There was no Sokratis either, it's worth pointing out, and Unai Emery...
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