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Arsene Wenger provides injury update on Alexis, Cazorla, Rosicky and Arteta
MIKEL ARTETA is available for Arsenal in their FA Cup third-round tie against Sunderland after his 45 minute comeback for the under-21s.
Mikel Arteta has not played for Arsenal since November 21
The Spaniard has been out since November’s 2-1 defeat by West Brom with a calf problem.
But Wenger also confirmed Tomas Rosicky is close to a return with the Czech international expected to start full training next week.
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And Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin are both “doing well” according to Wenger in their recovery from knee ligament injuries.
He said: “Nothing’s changed [from the original timescale] with Santi.
“It could be a bit shorter with him because he’s often quicker [to recover] than you expect him to be. Cazorla and Coquelin are doing well.”
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