Arsenal put in the hard yards on the training ground as Arsene Wenger's men gear up for Europa League clash against Bate Borisov

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Arsenal have been out on the training ground in a bid to maintain their 100 per cent European form this season.

The Gunners cruised past Cologne in their opening round of Europa League fixtures and Arsene Wenger will hope for more of the same on Thursday evening.

Arsenal will travel to Belarus to face Bate Borisov and the Frenchman has been finalising preparations at the side's London Colney training base. 

Arsenal were out on the training ground ahead of their Europa League tie with Bate Borisov

Arsene Wenger put his squad through their paces at their London Colney training base

Alexandre Lacazette, fresh from his brace against West Brom on Monday, was hard at work

After an inconsistent start to their Premier League campaign, Wenger will hope his side his are hitting their straps following Monday's 2-0 win over West Brom.

Alexandre Lacazette was the man who did the damage, bagging both goals to help Arsenal climb to seventh in the table.

But Gunners fans will hope Alexis Sanchez's season ignites in Belarus on Thursday, the Chilean having only scored one goal in his six appearances this term.

The France international appeared in good spirits as the Gunners prepare for Thursday's clash

Alexis Sanchez has scored only one goal this season — in the Europa League against Cologne 

The forward will hope to add to his European tally against the Belarusian side on Thursday

Wenger's side have been inconsistent in the Premier League but won their opening Europa tie

He is yet to complete a full Premier League game, but the Chilean played the 90 minutes in the Carabao Cup clash against Doncaster and the European tie with Cologne — in which he netted his only goal so far.

Olivier Giroud has also found himself in the same boat as Sanchez, receiving his full run outs in the Carabao Cup and Europa League, and was also hard at work in front of the watchful eye of Wenger.

Should the boss start the two forwards on Thursday, they will both hope to get on the scoresheet and play their way into Wenger's starting line-up for Sunday's fixture with Brighton.

Jack Wilshere appears in a relaxed mood and he'll be hoping to force his way into contention

Olivier Giroud leads the warm-up as his team-mates follow behind on Wednesday morning

The striker catches a volley as the Gunners training on a wet morning at London Colney

Petr Cech dons his signature head guard as he puts in the hard yards on the training ground

The players then cool down as preparations are finalised before the trip to Belarus