Arteta returns for under-21s as Elneny deal nears | Arseblog News - the Arsenal news site news.arseblog.com/2016/01/arteta-returns-for-under-21s-as-elneny-deal-nears/ Last week Arsene Wenger said he'd give Mikel Arteta a couple of run outs for the under-21s before reintroducing him to full first team action. Today the Spaniard, who has repeatedly been sidelined this season by a recurring calf problem and hasn't played since limping off against West Brom in November, stepped out for Steve Gatting's young Gunners at London Colney as they beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2.