Arsenal manager Unai Emery has confirmed that right-back Hector Bellerin will be in the team for their clash against Standard Liege on Thursday.

The 24-year-old was not involved against Manchester United on Monday night, despite featuring in the Carabao Cup game with Nottingham Forest a few days before.

But the United game had come too soon for Bellerin, and Emery has explained how his return is being managed.

"Hector Bellerin is the same, but with a small difference [to Tierney]," Emery said to reporters.

"Because he was injured for more time and after a long time, nine months, I think he needed to first play 15 minutes with us last week, perfect, the first minutes.

"He played with the U23s for taking confidence and he was doing actions on the pitch to feel good and to repeat them when the level is higher.

"For example, for tomorrow, we are thinking that it depends on the training that we are going to do now on how he is feeling. 'But if he is feeling well, then tomorrow, normally, he is going to play."