Aaron Ramsey back in training but Arsenal still face injury crisis ahead of Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb

• Arsenal face Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday night
• Gunners face a growing injury list after their defeat at West Brom 
• Aaron Ramsey was back in training on Monday morning ahead of the game
• Arsene Wenger had previously ruled Ramsey out before reversing his decision and declaring that he was available
• Francis Coquelin will be out for two months after his injury on Saturday

By Simeon Gholam for MailOnline

Published: 06:55 EST, 23 November 2015 | Updated: 08:41 EST, 23 November 2015

With the injuries piling up for Arsenal, Arsene Wenger would have been relieved to see Aaron Ramsey back on the training pitch on Monday ahead of their vital Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb.

Wenger had previously ruled the midfielder out of the clash with the Croatian side, but on Monday said that he could be available for the match at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.

Ramsey's presence would be a huge boost for the side hoping to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat at West Brom on Saturday. The Gunners will be without a host of key players as their European future hangs in the balance, with Francis Coquelin and Mikel Arteta the latest names added to their injury list.

Aaron Ramsey (right) was in high spirits as he returned to first-team training on Monday morning

Ramsey (third right) trained with his Arsenal team-mates ahead of the clash with Dinamo Zagreb

Arsenal midfielder Ramsey in discussion with the club's fitness coach Tony Colbert (left)

(Left to right) Laurent Koscielny, Mathieu Flamini, Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud in training

Koscielny (left) has his shirt tugged by Ozil (second right) as Flamini (second left) and Campbell watch on

Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez prepares to catch a bib that is thrown at him during training

Midfielder Ramsey (centre) battles for possession with Sanchez (left) and Flamini (right)

Striker Giroud gestures to the camera as he heads out for training with team-mate Mathieu Debuchy

Wenger confirmed Coquelin will be out for 'at least two months' after his knee injury at The Hawthorns, while there are also fears over Arteta, who was also forced off during the defeat after replacing his fellow midfielder in the first half.

'I'm always a bit cautious,' said Wenger on Monday when asked about the seriousness of Coquelin's injury.

'It is a least two months but I'm cautious as we had so many bad surprises on scans that I do not want to speculate more than that. Certainly for the next two months we play without Coquelin.'

Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky are Wenger's other absentees, with the boss admitting that he was struggling with a threadbare squad.

‘It is a difficult moment for us yes,’ said the Arsenal manager after game at West Brom. ‘In the last two games we took one point out of six and that is very difficult and very disappointing when you are on such a great run. We have to come back quickly and focus.

‘Losing to West Brom is a severe disappointment. We cannot change it and the only thing we can do is bounce back on Tuesday night.

‘I can rotate a bit within the squad but Ramsey and Chamberlain will be short and they are the two closest.’

Although he later declared that Ramsey could be available.  

Even with a fully fit squad, Arsenal would face an uphill battle to qualify for the next phase of the Champions League.

They host Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday knowing even a victory might not be enough to avoid elimination, should Olympiacos get a result from their trip to Bayern Munich.

And if Arsenal lose, they will be guaranteed bottom spot in their group before their final group game away at the Greek side in two weeks. While a draw would at least keep them in the mix for a Europa League spot.

Midfielder Ozil kept covered up on a cold morning in training for Arsenal on Monday at London Colney

Sanchez (left), Ramsey (centre) and Santi Cazorla (right) play the ball around on a chilly morning

Ramsey (centre) had been ruled out of the game by Wenger, who then later said he was available

The Welshman training alongside team-mates Calum Chambers (left) and Kieran Gibbs (right)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger overseeing his side's training session on Monday morning

Arsenal's Chilean forward Sanchez (centre) will definitely play according to Wenger

Wenger in discussions with midfielder Flamini who is set for a return to the starting line-up

Young Spanish right back Hector Bellerin (left) tussles for possession with Alex Iwobi

Ramsey (left) is tracked by defender Chambers (right) during the session at London Colney

Arsenal took the lead against West Brom when Olivier Giroud applied a glancing forehead to Mesut Ozil’s free-kick, but lost the game inside five first-half minutes when West Brom scored twice.

First James Morrison found space from Chris Brunt’s deep free-kick to cushion a volley past Petr Cech, then Arteta diverted James McClean’s cross into his own net after getting in a tangle trying to clear.

And Wenger could not deny he was angered by his players switching off at 1-0 up.

Ramsey in action alongside Joel Campbell (left), Per Mertesacker (second right) and Gabriel (right)

Arsenal are going through an injury crisis with a host of first-team players out ahead of Tuesday

Spanish pair Nacho Monreal and midfield playmaker Santi Cazorla (right) in action

Costa Rican forward Campbell (centre) surrounded by his Arsenal team-mates in training

(Left to right) Cazorla, Monreal, Sanchez, Gabriel and Kieran Gibbs in action on Monday

‘I feel we became a bit too easy at 1-0 despite the experience we have in the squad,’ he said. ‘You cannot say at the back we have no experience.

‘But I could feel it from outside, instead of pushing on we became vulnerable. We knew at set pieces they were dangerous but they didn't even need to head the ball.’

Sanchez was Arsenal’s best player despite only returning from international duty with Chile in South America on Thursday. He is certain to start against Zagreb.

‘‘He was always dangerous but at the moment I have not much room to rest anybody,’ said Wenger. ‘He is a competitor and gives everything.’

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