Wenger has told Arsenal TV Online that Arshavin will play a role in teh Sunderland game on Saturday;“He will be involved…..But I have not decided what I will do with him yet.”

He also talked on the subject of the champions league and this is what he said:

“He is still working on preparation and he is not qualified for the game against Roma so we can give him another week of hard work,” said Wenger. “At the end of next week, that will be three weeks with us and one week with Zenit, that should be enough.”

Some other news includes that Ebboue is back fit (sigh) and Djourou has recovered fomr illness on Monday and may play a part. Eduardo is also injured for two weeks with a hamstring knibble.