Van Bronckhorst back for Gunners

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is set to make an emotional comeback for Arsenal against Sunderland in the Worthington Cup on Wednesday.

The Dutch international, who missed Arsenal’s Double-winning run-in after suffering a serious knee injury, is likely to be joined in the starting line-up by Frenchman Robert Pires as Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger rings the changes to give his European campaigners a midweek breather.