Robert Pires may line up alongside Zidane in midfield after Emmanuel Petit was ruled out because of injury.

BBC: Camacho has score to settle with French

Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira all represented Arsenal in the Uefa Cup final and came through unscathed.

BBC: French to name new squad

Flu victim Emmanuel Petit has been virtually ruled out of a side that is already without injured Tony Adams, Dennis Bergkamp and Marc Overmars plus Nigerian ace Kanu, who is on African Nations Cup duty.

BBC: Gunners look to regain initiative