Football news - Laurent Koscielny makes Premier League return for Emery's Arsenal at Southampton

Laurent Koscielny is making his first Premier League start for Arsenal since his injury in May.

Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal reacts as he is substituted

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Arsenal visit Southampton, and it marks his return from a knee ligament injury which kept him out of the Europa League final and the World Cup with France.

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Koscielny played in the Europa League against Qarabag on Thursday and is now starting in the league for Unai Emery for the first time.

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Southampton start with Nathan Redmond and Danny Ings in attack under new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.

Southampton: McCarthy, Valery, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Yoshida, Targett, Hjobjerg, Romeu, Armstrong, Redmond, Ings. Subs: Gunn, Hoedt, Davis, Johnson, Ward-Prowse, Long, Austin.

Arsenal: Leno, Bellerin, Lichtsteiner, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Aubameyang. Subs: Cech, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Ramsey, Ozil, Lacazette, Nketiah.

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