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Arsenal welcome Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday for their highly-anticipated Premier League clash.

The north Londoners' perfect start to the 2023/24 campaign ended last week when they drew 2-2 at home to Fulham thanks to an 87th-minute striker from Joao Palhinha. Meanwhile, United found themselves 2-0 down after four minutes of their match against Nottingham Forest but they were able to turn their fortunes around, eventually winning 3-2.

Ahead of this weekend's huge encounter, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has been putting his players through their paces in Training. So, football.london has summarised three things we've spotted from Saturday's training session at London Colney below.

Partey present

Rumours had circulated on social media that Thomas Partey sustained an injury in training earlier this week but the north London club then posted a picture, with the holding midfielder in one image (to the right of Eddie Nketiah).

However, the Ghana FA then confirmed that Partey had suffered an injury in training, presumably meaning the picture was taken earlier in the week. Partey was left out of Chris Hughton's squad for the upcoming international break, with a statement now released claiming that the 30-year-old could be out for a while with a groin issue.

It read: "Arsenal ace Thomas Partey is left out of the squad due to injury. According to his club, the player picked up an injury in training and could be on the sidelines for a while, however the Black Stars medical teams is monitoring the situation."

A follow-up statement read: "He sustained a groin injury during training on Thursday, August 31, 2023. He is currently unavailable as Club Doctors predict he's likely to be out for a couple of weeks."

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Nwaneri skill

One youngster who trained with the first-team was Hale End academy graduate Ethan Nwaneri.

The talented 16-year-old became the youngest player to ever play in the Premier League back in October 2022 before deciding to extend his contract at the Emirates Stadium earlier this summer. During Saturday's session, he showed his class, with one image capturing him skipping past Emile Smith Rowe.

It remains to be seen whether or not Nwaneri will be named in the matchday squad for Sunday's clash against United, with the Gunners' Under-21 side also playing tomorrow.

Walters trains

Another talented teenager that was training with the senior players was Reuell Walters.

The young defender is yet to make his first-team debut for the Gunners but that hasn't stopped left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko from naming him as one of the club's most impressive prospects during a recent interview. Speaking on Rio Ferdinand's YouTube channel, Zinchenko said: "I like so much centre-back Reuell.

"I think the qualities he has, he is aggressive. I swear to God, one time he pushed Gabriel Jesus in a shoulder-to-shoulder.

"It is not easy to push Gabriel because he is very strong, and he was confident on the ball afterwards, he kept the ball well and passed.

"Wow. He impresses me I think the most."

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