Unai Emery will likely be able to select the German playmaker in the Gunners’ next game on October 22 after seeing him rejoin full training <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mesut Ozil has returned to full training with Arsenal after suffering with back spasms, but Petr Cech remains a doubt for their next clash with Leicester City.<\/p>\n
Ozil was absent from the Gunners’ fine 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Sunday because of the issue, as Unai Emery’s men clinched a ninth successive win.<\/p>\n
But, following his post-World Cup international retirement, Ozil has not had to travel anywhere with the Germany national team this week, allowing him to concentrate on getting fit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
And he was back in training on Friday, participating fully with the rest of the first-team squad.<\/p>\n
Emery had told reporters after a derby date with Fulham:\u00a0“Yesterday he came in with pain and he cannot train yesterday or play today.”<\/p>\n
While Ozil is ready to step back in, Cech \u2013 who sustained a hamstring injury against Watford at the end of September \u2013 is still a doubt for the visit of Leicester a week on Monday, having initially been ruled out for up to a month.<\/p>\n
A statement from Arsenal read at the time of his knock:\u00a0“Expected to return to full training in three to four\u00a0weeks.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A recent resurgence from the Gunners has lifted them into fourth spot in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n
They had opened the 2018-19 campaign with back-to-back defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea, but are now just two points off that pair and fellow joint-leaders Liverpool.<\/p>\n
Welcoming key men back into the fold should help them to maintain momentum as they seek to piece together a push for a return to Champions League competition for next season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n