mbappe football kit junior The Spaniard has been in full training for the past six weeks and Arsenal have been managing his return to fitness carefully.
Both he and summer signing Tierney – who has been out with a groin problem since his ￡25 million move from Celtic – have been working hard with the medical staff at London Colney and Emery hopes they will play a part against Forest and hasn’t ruled out the prospect of them starting.
“We are going to decide on Tuesday [on Bellerin and Tierney],” said Arsenal’s head coach. “The first idea is if we can they’ll have minutes. It depends on their feelings and the decision for the first XI.
“With Hector and Tierney we will want to use them. I don’t know if it’s starting in the first XI. If they’re feeling well.”
Emery is expected to make wholesale changes for Tuesday night clash, with none of the players who started the win against Aston Villa on Sunday set to feature.
That will mean a first rest of the season for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with Brazilian teenage forward Gabriel Martinelli in line for his full debut.
Mesut Ozil could come in having been an unused replica junior football kits substitute against Villa, while Lucas Torreira, Calum Chambers, Joe Willock and Reiss Nelson are also in contention to play.