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Van Persie Set For Carling Cup Return
Wednesday 09 January 2008 at 09:00  Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie is set to return from his latest injury setback to take part in tonight's (January 9th) Carling Cup clash with Tottenham at the Emirates.
The re-emergence of the Dutchman has improved Arsenal's odds, with the Gunners 10/11 favourites with Ladbrokes to claim a first-leg advantage. Spurs are rated at 13/5 with Totesport.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed that Van Persie could use the game to retain some fitness and revealed that he would be keeping faith in the young side that beat Blackburn in the last round.
He said: "Robin had a slight setback after his knee injury in that he picked up a muscle problem but on a positive note he could forget about his knee and work on his fitness.
"Johan Djourou and Theo Walcott are available and apart from them it will be the guys who played in the last round. It'll be another young side," He added.
Meanwhile, Van Persie is among the favourites to score the game's first goal at 5/1 with Coral.
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