Arsenal leave injured trio behind

Dennis Bergkamp, Martin Keown and Ray Parlour were left behind to receive further treatment as Arsenal flew out to France for…

Dennis Bergkamp, Martin Keown and Ray Parlour were left behind to receive further treatment as Arsenal flew out to France for their Champions League tie at Auxerre.

Parlour and Keown, who have hamstring problems, and Bergkamp, who has an Achilles injury, are all ruled out of tomorrow night's game.

However, Edu has been recalled to the squad after a groin problem and Freddie Ljungberg, who was rested from last weekend's game at Leeds, is set for a return to the starting line-up.

Robert Pires is travelling with the squad but that is only to continue his re-integration programme as he recovers from long-term injury and he will not be involved in the game.

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Provisional squad: Seaman, Taylor, Shaaban, Luzhny, Lauren, Cole, Campbell, Cygan, Vieira, Edu, Gilberto, Ljungberg, Wiltord, Toure, Pennant, Henry, Kanu, Jeffers.