Arsene Wenger would have been a nervous man over the international break, but it seems as though most of his top players made it through unscathed.
The only one to pick up an injury was Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi , who faces six weeks out with a hamstring problem, but the rest of Wenger's stars were all present and correct in Friday's training session before the weekend trip to Watford .
Given the Arsenal's training ground is next door to the Hornets' there was an added element to Friday's session as Wenger prepared his side for the tip to Vicarage Road.
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Here's what was going on.
1. Given the fact that Watford manager Marco Silva and his staff were within earshot, Arsene Wenger wasn't taking any chances as rumours circulated they were peering over the wall
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2. Wenger's session finally settled down though, but his chat with wantaway Mesut Ozil didn't seem to go very well
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3. And while there was the daily criticism of Hector Bellerin's hairdo...
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4. The boss was left delighted when Granit Xhaka managed to successfully tackle someone without committing a foul
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5. Elsewhere, as those suggestions that Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could be sold in January refuse to go away, Alex Iwobi couldn't hide his delight
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6. After his strike against Brighton before the international break, Nacho Monreal felt the need to dish out goalscoring advice to the rest of the squad
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7. After his error against Peru indirectly led to Sanchez's Chile not qualifying for the World Cup, David Ospina was wisely keeping out of his teammate's way
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8. Olivier Giroud was... well, just being Olivier Giroud
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9. Theo Walcott was challenging everyone to races again
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10. And Jack Wilshere was reacting to the news that Supermarket Sweep is set to make a comeback
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