Arsenal team news: Injury, suspension list vs. FC Zurich

Arsenal will aim to kick off their Europa League campaign on a high note when they travel to FC Zurich for Thursday's opening encounter in Group A.

The Gunners are back in the secondary competition following a year without continental football and must also battle PSV Eindhoven and Bodo/Glimt in a testing group.

Mikel Arteta's side will enter the contest aiming to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford, which ended their perfect start in the Premier League.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with the Swiss champions.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Thigh Possible return date: Unknown

Reiss Nelson - who reached the final of the Europa Conference League with Feyenoord last term - suffered a serious quadriceps injury in pre-season and will remain out for a few weeks.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Thigh Possible return date: Unknown

Thomas Partey has now missed three games on the bounce with his latest thigh injury, and Arteta has conceded that the midfielder will take weeks to fully recover from the issue.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: Unknown

Similarly, Mohamed Elneny is confined to the treatment room after suffering a severe injury in the same area, and the Egypt international will not be available for a number of months.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Unspecified Possible return date: September 8 (vs. Zurich)

Emile Smith Rowe came off the bench in the defeat to Man United before appearing to suffer an injury in the warm-down - the extent of the 22-year-old's damage is unclear, but he has emerged as a major doubt for Thursday.

Arsenal have no players suspended for this match.