Five players back and available to face Arsenal

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Positive news on the injury front from Thomas Frank - Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray, Mo Kudus, Randal Kolo Muani and Pape Matar Sarr are all available for Sunday's north London derby at the Emirates.

Randal picked up a jaw injury last time out against Manchester United, ruling him out of international duty with France last week while Pape has recovered from a knock that forced him off after 49 minutes of Senegal's friendly against Brazil on 15 November.

Mo and Lucas have missed our last two matches against FC Copenhagen and United after picking up injuries against Chelsea - Mo with a knock, Lucas having to sit it out under concussion protocols, he also missed international duty for Sweden. Meanwhile, Archie has missed four matches and England Under-21 duty with a calf strain.

All five players have trained - all five are back in contention for the NLD.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference after training on Friday, Thomas reported: "Pape trained today, he's ready, available. Lucas trained today - ready, available. Kolo Muani, yes, trained today, available. Of course, he will have a mask that he will need to play with."

Asked later about Archie and Mo, Thomas confirmed both had also trained on Friday and after the press conference, confirmed to us that both were available. "Now I need to make difficult decisions," he added.