ARSENAL may not have had a hangover their emphatic 4-1 win at Sunderland but they still had to wait for the fog to clear from their heads on their return to training on Monday.
The Gunners squad were greeted by a blanket of mist over their London Colney training ground as they prepared for Tuesday’s Champions League Group A clash against Ludogorets in Bulgaria.
Olivier Giroud must be hopeful of a first start of the season after his two goals at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
But he looked far from up for the icy early morning start as he strode onto the ground.
Even his big, bushy beard did not seem to be enough to keep him warm as he gave his whiskers a good rub as he looked to get his engine started for the session ahead.
And it seemed to do the trick as the France striker was soon in full stride.
Aaron Ramsey looked positively perky by comparison and so he should after making his return off the bench at Sunderland.
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There was no sign of the hamstring problem that had sidelined him since the opening day of the season as he led the way in the warm-up.
The Wales star led the way with some simple stretches with his team-mates lined-up behind him.
And he followed that up with some can-can style high-kicks, though it looks as if he was outdone defender Shkodran Mustafi.
But midfielder Ramsey appeared to be missing out on the fun Alex Owobi and Francis Coquelan were having as the trio finally got to kick a ball.
Arsene Wenger showed he was in control with his ball juggling skills.
It has to be said the Arsenal boss's technique had a look of John Cleese school of funny of walks.
No doubt that was not on the Arsenal boss's mind when he caught up with Mesut Ozil.
The pair were locked in what looked quite a deep chat for a Monday morning.
But as victory in Ludogorets is a must if Arsenal are to stay ahead of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the group, the whole Arsenal squad know they have serious business ahead.
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