Arsenal injury news: Jack Wilshere, Mathieu Debuchy, Mikel Arteta and Abou Diaby return in behind closed doors friendly

Danny Welbeck picked up an injury on England duty

Tom Sheen
Thursday 02 April 2015 07:27 BST
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Arsenal have managed to escape from the international break relatively unscathed and, in fact, saw four players return to reserve team action on Tuesday.

Danny Welbeck picked up a minor knee injury while impressing for Roy Hodgson's England during the 4-0 win over Lithuania on Friday night.

He withdrew from the squad but the injury isn't believed to be too serious, with Arsene Wenger to give a full update later this week.

Wenger was handed a much needed boost on Tuesday afternoon when four first-team players returned to action in an Arsenal XI against Brentford.

Jack Wilshere, Mathieu Debuchy, Mikel Arteta and Abou Diaby all played in a 4-0 win against a Brentford side.

Wilshere and Arteta have both been out since November, Debuchy has not played since early January with a shoulder problem, while Diaby has not appeared since September.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is another who has been suffering with a hamstring injury but he is in line to return against Liverpool on Saturday.

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