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Declan Rice And a boost is available for Riccardo Calafiori Arsenal in front of them Premier League clash against Crystal Palace saturday
Rice beat the Gunners 3-2 Carabao Cup Wednesday’s win over Palace due to a minor injury.
While Calafiori has been sidelined since early December. The Italian’s absence saw 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelley start in the left-back slot for Arsenal’s previous league match – a 0-0 draw against Everton. Calafiori is expected to regain his position.
Michael Arteta Oleksandr Zinchenko also confirmed he is in contention to play.
The Spaniard was speaking on the day he marked five years as Arsenal manager.
After reflecting on his tenure so far, he said: ‘I’ve really enjoyed it. It went really fast. I am truly grateful to be in the position I am now. I have a lot to learn and improve. The best is yet to come.
Mikel Arteta has been given an injury boost with the two stars fit for the game against Crystal Palace
Declan Rice (left) and Riccardo Calafiori are both available for selection after injury exclusions.
Arsenal is looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League after a draw last time
‘This (the main silver vessel) is what we want. To win big trophies now without losing what we have built. This is also very important.’
When asked what had changed the most in five years, he added: ‘From my point of view, unity and connectivity and the fact that we are now competing on big fronts. We have not been able to do this in previous years. It’s positive but there’s still a lot to do.’
