A group of Arsenal players who weren't selected by their countries during the international break are training at London Colney, including three Gunners stars who've been injured
LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during a training session at Sobha Realty Training Centre on September 18, 2026 in London Colney, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Mikel Arteta has welcomed back three players(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
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Arsenal stars Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie have all returned to training in a timely boost for Mikel Arteta. The trio had each been out of action and were unavailable for international duty.
But they were all spotted training at London Colney as the remainder of Arteta's squad prepare for when the Premier League returns next weekend. Arsenal host Leeds in the early kick-off on Saturday, October 10.
The Gunners are hoping to bounce back from their first defeat of the season last month, as they were hammered 3-0 away to Brighton. With William Saliba out because of a long-term injury, Arteta will be pleased to have defensive reinforcements.
Both White and Mosquera have been out with hamstring injuries, missing one and five games respectively. Hincapie was on the bench against Brighton amid his recovery from a muscle problem but is now back in training, as seen in footage shared by Arsenal.
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It's not all good news on the injury front, though. Christos Tzolis picked up an injury in Greece's 2-2 draw at home to the Netherlands on Thursday and reportedly faces three weeks out.
Meanwhile, Saliba is understood to be targeting a return in November. Arteta recently stressed the need to be patient, saying: "He is in rest mode at the moment.
"He had to do almost nothing, an aggravated injury, so it's going to take some time to heal. We know that."
The Arsenal manager will need to make use of the depth in his squad during their upcoming run of nine games in 27 days. The reigning Premier League champions begin by welcoming Leeds to the Emirates before hosting Lille in the Champions League three days later.
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Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie were all seen training(Image: Arsenal)
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Trips to Nottingham Forest and Bayern Munich come next prior to a home game against Everton. Arsenal resume their Carabao Cup campaign at Fleetwood Town before facing Liverpool, Slavia Prague and Hull City.
Arteta wants his players to use their loss at Brighton to fuel another winning run, having claimed victory in each of their first six games in all competitions this season. "We need to feel the pain," the Gunners boss said.
"Today we need to take this lesson very, very seriously because it's going to happen. I think we need to look at it in isolation first and get the learnings and then we can put it into the overall picture."