#PLStories- #MikelArteta has injury boost with #RobHolding fit ahead of Leicester City clash #ArsenalFC

Centre-back Rob Holding is fit and available for Arsenal's trip to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City on Sunday lunchtime, the Gunners have confirmed. The former Bolton Wanderers man, who signed a new deal at the Emirates Stadium last month, missed Thursday evening's UEFA Europa League triumph over Benfica in Athens after sustaining a head injury in last Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League. The Gunners made Premier League history by being the first ever club to use the newly-introduced concussion substitution to take Holding off. That incident ruled him out of the Gunners' Europa League round of 32 second-leg victory over Benfica, with the defender having to follow strict ruling in regards to concussion injuries. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel However, Holding has been given the green light to return to the squad for the clash with Brendan Rodgers' high flying Foxes. In an update issued by Arsenal, the club said: "Rob is available for selection following the successful completion of concussion protocol. "Since being substituted last Sunday, Rob has been feeling well at all times and has been closely monitored by our medical team every day at London Colney, where he completed his return to play assessments. "Rob returned to full training with the squad on Saturday." Sign up to our Arsenal newsletter for the latest transfer news By signing up for our Arsenal newsletter, you will receive a once-daily email, focused around goings-on at Emirates Stadium. You won't miss a thing when it comes to the Gunners - you'll get all you need to know directly into your inbox. We'll also send out special newsletters with any big breaking news too. And with the January transfer window now open there's plenty of content to get your teeth into. How do you sign up? It's easy and only takes seconds. Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article - or any article on the Arsenal section of football.london in fact - labelled 'Get the biggest daily stories by email' and click 'Subscribe'. And that's it, you're all set. If you decide later that you no longer wish to receive the emails, simply follow the unsubscribe link in one of the newsletters - but we don't think you'll want to. For more details, click here. That news will be a big boost to Mikel Arteta's plans for the trip to the Midlands, as the Spaniard could be forced into making changes to contend with the fatigue that is likely to have crept into the squad after only playing on Thursday and taking into account the long journey back across Europe. Whether Holding will, of course, be thrown straight back into the starting line-up remains to be seen. Elsewhere, goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson remains sidelined with a knee injury. "Following a strain to his knee in training, Alex is undergoing further assessments and continues to be unavailable," the Gunners confirmed in their statement.