Will Thomas Partey make Arsenal debut this weekend? Latest on if £45m signing will face Manchester City
Thomas Partey is set to make his Arsenal debut against Manchester City this weekend.
The midfielder joined the Gunners in a £45million deal from Atletico Madrid on deadline day last Monday.
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Partey linked up with his new teammates on Tuesday having notched two assists in a fine display in Ghana’s 5-1 friendly win over Qatar on Monday.
He is expected to partner Granit Xhaka in midfield when Arsenal travel to Man City on Saturday - a game live on talkSPORT.
Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is hoping to have Kieran Tierney available for the trip to City as discussions over his need to self-isolate continue.
Tierney was instructed to quarantine for 14 days after Scotland team-mate Stuart Armstrong tested positive for Covid-19 while on international duty.
The Gunners full-back returned a negative test and has insisted he complied with social-distancing guidelines.
But the Lothian Health Protection Team identified him - as well as compatriot Ryan Christie and two members of the Scotland backroom staff - as close contacts of Armstrong.
But, as talks remain ongoing to release Tierney from his period of self-isolation, Arteta remains hopeful the full-back can feature at the Etihad Stadium this weekend.
"We are still having some discussions with the authorities," the Arsenal boss said.
"This is getting very complicated when you are sending players abroad and obviously you lose control.
"Some authorities have different regulations to the actual ones in the Premier League."