Arsenal will look to put what went wrong against Watford right when they travel to Germany to face Eintracht Frankfurt in gameweek one of this season’s Europa League.
The Gunners will have to go with their troubled defence as Konstantinos Mavropanos, Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney are all back in full training but will not be taking part in the game.
Meanwhile, Arsenal fans will be eager to see if defender Rob Holding will be fit enough to play some part on the night.
Ahead of the game, Arsenal posted pictures from their training session, but judging by the reactions from these supporters on Twitter, they’re not feeling too confident about the game.
Twitter:
#UEL training
Next stop: @Eintracht
https://t.co/Cn3LNpW7Xw (@Arsenal)
Twitter: RT @10Yxsh: @Arsenal @Eintracht All this training just to make mistakes in a game and bottle it (@franck_appiah)
Twitter: RT @_IBM007: @Arsenal @Eintracht If the defence isn’t fixed, don’t bother traveling. (@TheOriks)
Twitter: @Arsenal @Eintracht Can you leave Emery and Mustafi there (@KRTgooner)
Twitter: @Arsenal @Eintracht Thursday nights, here we go again (@NotoriousAFC_)
Twitter: RT @okafo_obiora: @xlinicalkicks @Chr1sOla @Arsenal @Eintracht He’s had over a year to sort out our Defensive issue
There’s no identity in… (@TeaMan22)
Read Arsenal verdict
Arsenal fans are still clearly very angry about the second-half collapse at Watford on Sunday, and to say they don’t fancy their chances on Thursday would be an understatement.
The trip will certainly be a huge test for the Arsenal players, but their opponents have also had a mixed start to their season, having won two and lost two so far, making it a vital and close fixture for both teams.
It will be interesting to see if Holding will start after recently returning to training, or if Emery will stick with Sokratis and Luiz, after the Daily Mail reported that the young defender has not been guranteed an immediate first-team return.
