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Granit Xhaka (right) shares a joke with coaching staff during the session on WednesdayMatteo Guendouzi (pictured) is another youngster hoping to feature on Thursday evening Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac at heart of Arsenal injury crisis ahead of Premier League opener vs Man City. Unai Emery could be given a boost on the injury front ahead of Sunday's game against Wolves with Stephan Lichtsteiner and Nacho Monreal potentially returning. Nacho Monreal is closing in on a return from injury after training with the rest of the Arsenal squad on Wednesday.The Spaniard, who has been out of action with a hamstring injury for the past month, stepped up his recovery by taking part in a full session in preparation for Thursday's Monreal remains a doubt for the Group E game, but will continue to be assessed by Arsenal's medical team with a view to his comeback.Arsenal's Nacho Monreal is closing in on a return from injury after training on WednesdayThe Spanish left-back has been out of action with a hamstring injury for the past monthMonreal did stretches and took part in fitness work ahead of the clash with Sporting LisbonThe session was overseen by manager Unai Emery (left), who has made a promising start to his time at the EmiratesHe could be seen sharing a joke with club staff and doing stretches during the session at the Arsenal Training Centre as he works his way back to full fitness.The Gunners, who will also assess defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos before Thursday's game, otherwise had a relatively clean bill of health as manager Unai Emery took training.The likes of Mesut Ozil, Lucas Torreira and Aaron Ramsey were also involved in front of the watching Spaniard, who must decide whether to shuffle his pack during a busy run of action both domestically and on the continent.Eddie Nketiah (left) and Emile Smith-Rowe (second-left) will both be hoping to feature after training with the first-team on WednesdayHenrikh Mkhitaryan (pictured) braved the November cold in his snood, gloves and hatMesut Ozil (pictured) also wrapped up at the Arsenal Training Centre in HertfordshireMidfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be hoping to keep his place in the starting line-up following the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Saturday, and braved the November cold wearing a hat, snood and gloves.Mkhitaryan was joined by youngsters Emile Smith-Rowe, Matteo Guendouzi and Eddie Nketiah, who are all in with a chance of featuring against the Portuguese outfit.
The former featured in Thursday's 0-0 draw against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League, although he was replaced in the second half after pulling his right hamstring. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Ignacio "Nacho" Monreal Eraso (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnaθjo ˈnatʃo monreˈal eˈɾaso]; born 26 February 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Real Sociedad and the Spanish national team.