mbappe football kit junior Rob Holding will start his first Arsenal game in 10 months on Tuesday night when the Gunners host Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup.

The centre-back has not played for the first-team since the ruptured the cruciate ligament in his left knee during the 2-2 draw at Manchester United in December 2018.

But Unai Emery has confirmed that Holding is in line to start against Forest at the Emirates.

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“Holding, I think, will play on Tuesday,” said Arsenal’s head coach.

Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney could also feature for the first time this season, having both played 62 minutes against Wolves for the Under-23s on Friday night.

Like Holding, Bellerin also ruptured the cruciate ligament in replica junior football kits his left knee last season – suffering the injury in January during the 2-0 home win against Chelsea.