Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta can nonetheless discover positives in his facet’s performances regardless of dropping a variety of key gamers to harm and suspension over the previous few weeks.
Studies counsel that Raya’s harm shouldn’t be presently considered severe, however he’ll nonetheless be rested for Arsenal’s League Cup conflict with League One facet Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday night.
Mikel Arteta provides harm updates on Oleksandr Zinchenko and Martin Odegaard
Arteta shall be with out Leandro Trossard after they host Bolton as he serves a suspension routinely meted out for his purple card towards Metropolis.
Martin Odegaard is about for but extra time on the sidelines (Picture credit score: Alamy)
He mentioned: “It’s regular the best way we’ve determined to play. Sadly we’ve been in the identical scenario up to now… one was with Granit Xhaka and we misplaced what number of? 5-0. We’d higher be taught. If not, I’d be very thick.”
Martin Odegaard is in the meantime out with an ankle harm, summer time arrival Mikel Merino has a shoulder harm, and Oleksandr Zinchenko has a calf difficulty.
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Talking about Zinchenko at his Tuesday morning press convention, the supervisor mentioned: “He is not able to play but and I feel he’ll nonetheless be out for a number of weeks.”
Odegaard additionally appears to be like set to overlook the following 4 video games, with Arteta saying: “It will likely be a matter of weeks however I nonetheless cannot assure when, I am unable to let you know greater than this. Earlier than the October’s worldwide break is unlikely.”
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That will characterize an enchancment on Odegaard’s preliminary prognosis after he was beforehand reported to be on the shelf till November.
Arteta did nonetheless trace that but extra gamers could have joined the harm listing, however was eager to not reveal their identities earlier than going through Bolton.
The Arsenal boss is nonetheless delighted with what he has seen from his accessible gamers within the meantime, saying: “I am extraordinarily pleased with what we did on the Etihad. We confirmed need, we tailored to other ways of enjoying, that is very good.
“Glad? No, we needed to win. But it surely was troublesome, then what we needed to cope with and as nicely with the gamers we had out… I am proud.”
Gabriel scored off set items towards each Tottenham and Manchester Metropolis (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Arteta significantly picked out defenders William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes for reward after they helped Arsenal concede simply 3 times of their six video games in all competitions thus far, with 4 clear sheets alongside the best way.
The Arsenal boss mentioned: “We believed that Saliba & Gabriel may grow to be actually good… however their stage now could be one thing unbelievable, unbelievable. That togetherness and chemistry is exclusive and actually good. I am pleased with Gabriel and Saliba, actually.”
