Arteta has been known to sew the seeds of confusion over the status of players before key games in the past and it remains to be seen whether he might indeed be ready to return to the side. That the Arsenal manager said that the injuries to both Trossard and Saliba were "nothing serious" does at least offer hope that they might be available.

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NON-LEAGUE Macclesfield will play a Premier League side at home in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The sixth tier club stunned holders Crystal Palace on Saturday and have been rewarded with a huge

League leader Arsenal will look to tighten its grip on the title on Saturday as it travels north to face Nottingham Forest, a team looking to regroup after its shock cup exit last weekend. Currently also leading the UEFA Champions League standings,

Arsenal travelled to the City Ground, faced a stubborn Nottingham Forest who held them to a 0-0 draw as they failed to convert a chance to make it a nine-point lead atop the Premier League after Manchester City 's 2-0 loss to Manchester United earlier today.