Van Persie and Ramsey to be fit next week

Arsenal have been lifted by the news Aaron Ramsey and Robin van Persie should resume full training by the end of next week.

Ramsey has not played since breaking his leg in February while van Persie has been out with ankle ligament damage since August.

However, boss Arsene Wenger has revealed Ramsey is further away from a first-team return than Van Persie.

"Van Persie and Ramsey are very close to coming back to full training now," Wenger told Arsenal TV Online. "They should be back in the group at the end of next week.

"Of course we should not set the same [recovery] time to Ramsey as Van Persie.

"Aaron will need a longer period to be completely match-fit for the first team. But Van Persie is not far away now."