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Mikel Arteta provides Arsenal injury update ahead of new season

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Mikel Arteta provides Arsenal injury update ahead of new season

Mikel Arteta has supplied an harm replace on his squad following Arsenal’s newest win.

The Gunners confronted off with Everton on the M & T Financial institution Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, within the early hours of Sunday morning.

Arsenal headed into the sport seeking to make it two wins from two in pre-season, and have been in a position to do precisely that because of targets from Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka.

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And, following the match, Mikel Arteta mentioned quite a few matters, together with staff information:

“We had Kieran [Tierney] with a slight downside, we had Emile [Smith Rowe] as properly with a muscular niggle, Tomiyasu as properly and Ben [White],” said the Arsenal boss.

“The remainder of them are effective, nevertheless it’s a matter of days with them.”

On White, it was added that: “He had a niggle in his quad and we needed to shield him, however he educated with the squad yesterday, so hopefully he might be alright.”

New signing Fabio Vieira is one other on the sidelines. The Portugal under-21 worldwide was noticed in a protecting boot a few weeks in the past, and remains to be working his method again to full health.

“He had a slight downside in his bone,” confirmed Arteta. “Hopefully he’ll begin to practice within the subsequent week or so.”

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Elsewhere, Arsenal’s head coach hinted that the Gunners’ hunt for a striker is over, stating that Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah have every thing his aspect want:

“They’ve every thing that we’d like,” stated Arteta. “To start with they’re actually intense, each of them. They method they will press, the best way they will maintain stress with the opponent is nice.

“Each of them can thread it in behind which permits individuals to have areas inside. They’re actually good in hyperlink up play and each have a watch for objective, which is what the 9s do. However they aren’t simply 9s, they’ve all of the qualities for the best way we play, they’re implausible.”