Arsenal news: Mikel Areta confirms double boost before PSG clash as star dropped

Arsenal face PSG tonight with Mikel Arteta expected to included Riccardo Calafiori following his weekend injury scare, while Luis Enrique has left Ousmane Dembele in France

Fresh from their late, late win against Leicester on Saturday afternoon, Arsenal host Paris Saint-Germain tonight in the pick of this week's Champions League ties.

And Mikel Arteta has received a decent injury boost ahead of the clash against the club where he spent 18 months as a player before moving to England - with summer signings Mikel Merino and Riccardo Calafiori both training on Monday.

PSG, meanwhile, have left star attacker Ousmane Dembele at home in another boost to the Gunners' hopes of adding three points to the one earned away to Atalanta during matchday one.

Here are the big tales to keep an eye on ahead of tonight's big clash.

Injury boost

Arsenal have been boosted by the return of Mikel Merino to training, with Riccardo Calafiori also shaking off fears of an injury.

The Gunners host PSG on Tuesday night in their second Champions League game of the season. Calafiori appeared to injure himself celebrating one of his team-mate's goals in Saturday's win over Leicester.

Merino hurt a shoulder n a freak accident in his first training sessions and is yet to make his debut. But he now appears to be nearing a return to full fitness having begun light training last week.

And Arteta spoke optimistically about both yesterday.

Emotional Calafiori

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed Riccardo Calafiori was "a bit emotional" after an injury scare during Arsenal's 4-2 win over Leicester City on the weekend - though he confirmed the Italian is "in contention" to play against PSG.

The Gunners only just signed the left-back from Bologna for around £42million this summer and he has impressed so far - netting a thunderbolt in the 2-2 draw against Manchester City - so there was understandable concern when he picked up a knee problem against the Foxes.

But he trained yesterday, squashing fears of a lay-off.

Dembele dropped

Mikel Arteta insisted that Arsenal will be ready for whatever Paris Saint-Germain have to throw at them on Tuesday night after the French champions' surprise decision to leave Ousmane Dembele at home.

Ex-Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona winger Dembele hasn't made the trip to London after being omitted by manager Luis Enrique, with reports in France claiming that the 27-year-old was involved in a heated argument with his boss after Friday's 3-1 win over his former club Rennes.

Enrique has never been one to shy away from disciplinary action, and last season he barred both Dembele and PSG's former talisman Kylian Mbappe from a trip to Toulouse over what he saw as a poor effort in training.

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