Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski admits teammates have sympathy for Tomas Rosicky as he battles to return to action. The Czech Republic international has been sidelined since suffering a knee injury in January, a problem which required surgery over the summer.

"He continues to train alone at the moment," said Fabianski. "That has been going on for a long time now.

"I hoped we would meet each other at international level this weekend, but that is not going to happen.

"I am very sorry for him. He loves football and Arsenal have missed him."