However, the 25 - year - old has now made a full recovery and is ready to make
his first appearance for the club with Guardiola expected to name him on his bench for Tuesday's encounter.
Following the recent spate of injuries to rock the Gunners midfield, Elneny has come in to provide cover for the likes of Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla, and could make
his first appearance for the club against Stoke City.
The former Cheltenham Town and Swindon keeper had decided to keep his hand in, as it were, while acting as goalkeeping coach for Bristol Rovers by signing as a player for non-league Mangotsfield United and in one of
his first appearances for the club he sliced a free - kick from his own area that somehow managed to beat his opposite number in the Rugby Town goal.
The 28 - year - old played the final 39 minutes as a substitute in Germany 4 - 1 win over Azerbaijan on Sunday night to make
his first appearance for club or country since March 11.
Alexandre Pato finally made
his first appearance for the club, but only after coming on for the injured Loic Remy after 23 minutes.
Liverpool supporters will be looking forward to seeing the Dutchman make
his first appearance for the club at Old Trafford.
The Holland international will be making
his first appearance for the club against the Old Trafford club and says he «can't wait for it to start» ahead of the match which could go a long way to deciding who finishes second behind Manchester City this season.
Fellaini has been on the sidelines through injury recently, making
his first appearance for his club since late November in the 2 - 0 victory over Derby County in the Emirates FA Cup on Friday evening.
Not exact matches
The talented 19 - year - old has not yet become a full
first - team regular
for the Magpies, though he did make six
appearances for the senior side last season, scoring two goals to attract some interest from bigger
clubs.
Perez, who joined the north London
club for # 17M last summer as per the Independent, scored once in 11 league
appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football
for the
first time under Wenger.
That could give Vasco some bargaining power, but given he is yet to make a
first team
appearance for the
club, Barcelona's hand may be strengthened.
Wilshere has 28 caps
for England and scored his
first international goals — both crackers — in June's 3 - 2 win in Slovenia — his last
appearance for either
club or country.
In his
first season at the
club, Slimani made 23 League
appearances for the Foxes scoring 7 goals, which is a marked downgrade on his previous form.
The 20 year - old only hit the
first team last season but has already made 13
appearances for his
club, after playing 18 times in the whole of last season, and has already played
for the Turkey national side four times.
Jarvis becomes West Ham's
club - record signing after agreeing a contract until 2017 — with an option
for a further year — and could be in line to make his
first appearance in claret and blue in Saturday's game at Swansea City.
The player has only made three
first team
appearances for the Reds so far, with the 24 - year - old also yet to keep a clean sheet
for the Merseyside
club.
Aaron now has more than 300
appearances for the
club, but in his 7 years as a
first team regular he has only averaged around 27 League games per season due to ongoing injury problems.
Mayoral has so far only made one
appearance in Real's
first team this season, but is known
for having a tremendous scoring record
for the
club's youth teams and with Spain's Under - 19s.
UMBC is going dancing
for the
first time in a decade on the strength of a wicked Jairus Lyles three pointer to punch his Retrievers through to the
club's
first big dance
appearance since 2008.
Sanogo, 21, only has one goal
for the
club in 19
first - team
appearances, and may now get the chance to develop his game elsewhere after a slow start to life in Arsene Wenger's side.
The Portuguese winger has scored 25 goals in 147
appearances for the Red Devils, but hasn't featured
for the
club since Louis van Gaal's
first Premier League game in charge — a 2 - 1 defeat to Swansea City.
The home side opened the scoring through Spaniard Fernando Llorente, as the forward's class
first touch allowed him to bag his
first goal
for the
club on his 17th
appearance.
Johnstone is a product of Man United's illustrious academy, and despite being shipped out on loan nine times by his boyhood
club, he has never made an
appearance for the
club's
first - team.
The 17 - year - old signed his
first professional contract on December 13, and although he's only got one senior
appearance to his name, he has been making his mark
for club and country at youth level.
The former Southampton man made his Arsenal debut nine years ago and has made over 300
appearances for the North London
club but, arguably, is yet to really make a consistent impact in the Gunners»
first team.
Atsu spent the
first half of the season with new boys Bournemouth, but made just two
appearances for the
club in the League Cup, and there are fears that he won't play again at Stamford Bridge as he has too much competition there.
The «keeper is a product of the Man United youth system and has previously spent time on - loan with Peterborough United, Molde, Oldham Athletic, Hull City and Carlisle United — although has only ever made seven
first team
appearances for his boyhood
club.
He's scored 42goals in 99 Premier League
appearances - only Thierry Henry (59), Ian Wright (56) and Emmanuel Adebayor (44) scored more in their
first 100 league games
for the
club....
Things, however, have not really worked out yet
for Sanchez at United, with the Chile international scoring just one goal in his
first six
appearances for the
club, not including today's
first half.
Simeone
first arrived at the
club, whom he made 134 league
appearances for, in 2011, and has since had a very successful career at the Vicente Calderon, winning five trophies in his time with the
club, including a league title in 2014 and the Europa League in 2012, along with being Champions League runners - up on two occasions in both 2014 and 2016.
The Spaniard has made 90
appearances for Los Merengues over the last two seasons, but has never been seen as
first choice in central midfield at the
club.
Tammy Abraham is currently the third highest scorer in the Championship with 19 goals, impressive stats
for a striker that previous to this season had only ever made 2
first team
appearances for his parent
club Chelsea, racking up a combined on pitch time of 53 minutes.
The 19 - year - old midfielder is a highly regarded prospect after a superb
first season in Serie A, during which he made 18
appearances in all competitions and picked up a winners» medal
for the
club's success in the Italian top flight.
Both Amos and Johnstone are England youth internationals who are highly rated but have struggled
for first team
appearances at their parent
club, largely making their
first steps in the game in loan spells at Football League
clubs where they have consistently impressed.
According to Le Prof, the
club has an insight
for the player to make his
first appearance of the season at some point in January, which will be coming up close to almost a year out of professional football.
So the last couple of
appearances from Lacazette have been very encouraging
for the Gunners and whereas I thought previously that Arsene Wenger might ease the new striker into Premier League and
first team life with Arsenal, I think we can now expect Lacazette to start the opening game at home to Leicester City on Friday and to quickly show just why the boss broke the
club's transfer record to sign him.
He has scored a huge 27 goals in 34
appearances for AZ Alkmaar in Holland's Eredivisie this season, in what was only his
first term with the
club.
Arsenal wishes him well in his move to the Bundesliga and like Jonker said in his statement, we look forward to seeing some of the young talents that the
club has in its youth ranks, making in
appearance for the
first team in the not too distant future.
This is a hefty price
for a player who did not make a single
first - team
appearance at the Brazilian
club.
His display certainly augurs well
for him and the
club, and we can look forward to seeing him making many more
first team
appearances in the coming weeks while Wenger keeps his top players fresh
for the Europa League.
Martial has 114
appearances for first team
clubs between Man United, Monaco and Lyon — scoring 28 goals in his past four seasons and earning the prestigious Golden Boy award at the end of 2015.
Oscar has become a key performer in Mourinho's
first team set - up and has already racked up 113
appearances for the west London
club since his # 19m move from Internacional in July 2012.
Having been a virtual ever present in his
first four seasons at the west London
club, making 195
appearances before the current camapain got under way, Ramires has started just two of Chelsea's
first seven Premier League fixtures with Serbian battler Nemanja Matic getting the nod
for a central midfield berth.
... what happened to Ivan and Wenger putting a buy - back clause in his contract when they sold him to Bremen (Madrid, Barcelona and Juve do this)... mate i think you should also add the likes of Debuchy, Gibbs, Jenkinson, Walcott cos if you can keep this dudes and not send them on loan, rather give them new contracts then this guy should have been given ample opportunity in the
first team... Bayern only acted wisely cos they know the young lad who scored 11 gaols in 27 bundesliga
appearances is more like the future of the German squad and since Sanchez» weekly pay is just too much
for a German
club to pay Gnabry can offer them something close to it (Sanchez any day though)
Wilshere, who has come through the Arsenal academy to make 160
first team
appearances for the Gunners, only has one year left on his current deal with the
club, and is reportedly considering his options, according to the Mirror.
He's made just nine Premier League
appearances for his new
club, and would surely be served better by getting
first - team football elsewhere.
Since joining the
club in 2014, 19 - year - old Hamilton has 36
appearances for the Premier League side at youth level, however the Scot is yet to make his debut
for United's
first team.
Arsenal's
club captain was another never to make a
first - team
appearance for Barcelona, instead joining Rangers in 2002.
Since Jack broke into the Arsenal
first team in 2010/11 he has managed just 100 League
appearances (including as sub) so the reasoning behind his new contract is a bit of a mystery, but then again, Abou Diaby managed to stay at the
club for nine years despite averaging only 10
appearances a season!
After making over 100
appearances during his
first spell at Selhurst Park, Zaha joined United in January 2013, returning to the London
club on loan
for the remainder of that season.