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Which Gunners are staying home?

The likes of Mohamed Elneny, Kieran Tierney, Oleksandr Zinchenko and captain Martin Odegaard all play for nations that failed to qualify.

Players snubbed by their national teams such as Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira and Gabriel Magalhaes are also expected to feature in the Dubai Cup exhibition games if fit.

Will Saka start?

Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has remained tight-lipped over his team selection thoughts so far.

But with four goals and six assists in 14 games, Saka will be right in the mix for a starting spot on the wing.

Arsenal target Nkunku to miss World Cup

Arsenal target Christopher Nkunku’s World Cup hopes are reportedly over after he sustained an injury in France training.

The Gunners joined the race for Nkunku earlier this year.

The RB Leipzig star limped out of Les Bleus’ session at their Clairefontaine base after being on the end of a late challenge.

Training footage obtained by French outlet RMC Sport appears to show Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga inadvertently catching Nkunku late in a 50-50 tackle.

The attacker immediately shows his discomfort, sitting on the ground and shaking his hand at the pain.

Nkunku appeared to be caught on the ankle – putting his hopes of playing in Qatar in jeopardy.

Fabrizio Romano then tweeted: “Christopher Nkunku will miss the World Cup due to injury in today’s training session."

Let's all have a Partey

Thomas Partey has won Arsenal's goal of the month for October for his stunning strike against Tottenham in the North London derby.

That was one of two contenders on the list for the midfielder, who produced a similar strike in the 5-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.

Partey gained 51 per cent of the votes, beating his other goal which came second and Jordan Nobbs' strike against FC Zurich.

Gunners in Dubai Super Cup

Arsenal will play two friendlies in Dubai during the World Cup versus Lyon and AC Milan.

The Gunners will play in the  against the French side on December 8 and then the Serie A champions on December 13.

Liverpool complete the teams in the mini competition but Mikel Arteta's side will not play their Premier League rivals.

The aim of the tournament is to keep players who are not part of the World Cup fit during the six-week pause of domestic football.

Watch the Gunners don the Three Lions shirt

A reminder of England's World Cup fixtures over the next couple of weeks.

Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White and Bukayo Saka prepare to get through the group stage in Qatar with the Three Lions.

More on Thuram

Arsenal and Liverpool are both interested in signing Marcus Thuram in January, according to reports.

The Borussia Monchengladbach star's current contract expires at the end of the season.

And according to , the Premier League rivals are hoping to pounce in the New Year to land striker Thuram on a cut-price deal.

However, they face competition from Bayern Munich and Inter Milan who have been heavily linked with the 25-year-old Frenchman.

Fans delight at exchange

The winger’s quick-fire response delighted Arsenal fans, who loved seeing the confidence flow so freely from one of their own players.

One supporter said: “They’re all leaning from Arteta how to answer questions.”

Another declared: “Kyle is already worried. We are definitely back.”

One laughed: “Walker knows we serious round here.”

Another added: “Such a Saka reply, so humble.”

It now remains to be seen whether Saka and Walker both start England’s opening group game against Iran next week.

Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has remained tight-lipped over his team selection thoughts so far.

Saka's smooth response

Arsenal fans were left beaming after Bukayo Saka gave a confident response to Man City star Kyle Walker over this season’s title race.

England stars have now headed to Qatar for the winter World Cup.

It saw Arsenal and Man City stars collide for the first time since September’s international break.

And Etihad icon Walker couldn’t resist asking Gunners favourite Saka a cheeky question as they greeted each other.

Walker asked: “When are you guys going to stop winning?”

But Saka was cool as a cucumber as he instantly replied: “Don’t worry about that bro!”

Thu far thu soon

Arsenal are interested in signing Borussia Monchengladbach man Marcus Thuram, according to .

But the winger, who’s already racked up 10 Bundesliga goals this season, is also wanted by Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

The 25-year-old is out of contract next summer and could be snapped up for nothing, however.

Three Lions arrive in Qatar

Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White and Bukayo Saka have stepped off the plane as the Three Lions arrived in Qatar.

Gareth Southgate‘s men have touched down in the Middle East tasked with ending 56 years of hurt – having come so close to winning Euro 2020 last year.

Maddison 'doing a Cole'

James Maddison has England fans in hysterics after "doing an Ashley Cole" in the squad photo for the World Cup in Qatar.

The Leicester City star has been pictured along with the rest of the Three Lions squad but was awkwardly leaning into the picture from the side.

Cazorla wants Arsenal return

Ex-Arsenal star Santi Cazorla wants to one day return to the Emirates.

The 37-year-old is currently playing for Qatari outfit Al Sadd SC, but would like to come back in some capacity.

He said: "Of course I would like to come back.

"I have to wait if the club thinks about me, if I can help in something – as a coach or a sporting director."