Speaking to Arsenal.com ahead of Arsenal’s home fixture against Queens Park Rangers, Arsene Wenger made it public that he’s set to welcome two of his veterans back into the team.

Tomas Rosicky and David Ospina, who sustained injuries during training, are seemingly available for selection for the Gunners’ fourth London derby of the campaign.

Arsene Wenger is on the lookout for a defensive midfielder to replace the injured and ageing Mikel Arteta in the middle of the park. After unsuccessful pursuits of William Carvalho and Sami Khedira in the recent times, the Gunners boss now seems to have settled for the Newcastle United talisman.

According to Telegraph, the French manager will be handed over a warchest of £20 million, which is more than enough to secure a deal for the midfielder.

Arsene Wenger is known for changing the positions of footballers for the good and Moussa Sissoko, who has an eye for the goal, may as well reiterate the belief, if his transfer to Emirates Stadium goes through.

Ray Parlour, speaking to Sportlobster, suggested that Arsene Wenger should buy a player or two to seal a Champions League berth next season.

Arsenal's chances of battling with Chelsea and Manchester City has been hampered by the influx of injuries that the Gunners have sustained over the course of the season. To counterfeit the misfortunes, the former Gunners legend has put forward two names, who have the aptitude to save the sinking ship.

The Englishman also stated that the Arsenal manager should not fall for hype that surrounds mediocre players.

When Arsenal travelled to Anfield last season they went as league leaders. High on confidence, it was seen as an opportunity to lay down a marker for the rest of the season. Clear at the top, it was a test of whether Arsenal’s title challenge was genuine. Instead in a blistering twenty minute spell Arsenal were torn to shreds.

Arsenal couldn’t live with the movement of the Liverpool forward line and showed little appetite for digging in and soaking up the pressure. Although Arsenal would remain top at the end of the day, it was Liverpool who would go on to have the real title challenge.

Poor Starts

To this season, where both teams find themselves in much worse positions. Arsenal have responded to the terrible performance at Stoke to record wins over Galatasaray and Newcastle while Liverpool dealt well with a tricky cup quarter-final this week defeating Championship leaders Bournemouth.

Arsene Wenger provided us with the latest news on the injury front.

First all the positive news is that Walcott may be available as has returned to training but this will be touch and go, Monreal also may be ready to return to action but these decisions will be made late.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may miss the game on Sunday through injury after picking up a knock. At the moment he is not training but will have a fitness test on Sunday to determine if he will be fit enough to play some part.