Nasri return to squad but Song misses out
Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri is back in the Arsenal squad for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Porto after shrugging off a knee problem.
The French international has not played since suffering the injurywhile on duty with Les Bleus at the beginning of the month. That haltedNasri in his tracks after a flying start to the campaign but theArsenal.com Player of the Month for August is finally set for his firstgame in September.
Arsène Wenger confirmed Nasri's return at his pre-match pressconference but revealed that Alex Song (hip) would not be availableagainst Porto despite appearing on the bench for the weekend defeat toHull City.
"Song has still not recovered," said Wenger. "I had him on the benchon Saturday but he did not feel comfortable and he had a littlesetback. That shows you that we lost a player through the Carling Cup -once again.
"Nasri is fit and is in the squad. But Abou Diaby, Eduardo and Tomas Rosicky are not back yet." |