Arsenal v Southampton preview

Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi could make their Arsenal debuts when Southampton travel to the Emirates in the Premier League on Saturday.

However, Arsene Wenger gave little away in his pre-match press conference. 

He said: “[The new signings] have adapted very quickly and very well but the real test is the games. The focus is on quality in the training and we’ll see how they get on.”

Fraser Forster and Ryan Bertrand are available for selection for Southampton.

The goalkeeper was forced to withdraw from the England squad with an arm injury last week, but Saints manager Claude Puel confirmed he has recovered and is in contention to start this weekend. 

Former midfielder Puel – who played under Wenger at Monaco – could also call on defender Bertrand for the first time this season as they go on the hunt for their first Premier League win.

Team news

Arsenal could be without Alexis Sanchez as he returned late from international duty with Chile, and a decision will be made in he next 24 hours as the Gunners are also in Champions League action on Tuesday.

Alex Iwobi is back in the squad after recovering from injury, although Aaron …

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