Skelly’s knee injury is “nothing serious” and a late call will be made on his and William Saliba’s availability for Arsenal’s trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers this Saturday. Lewis-Skelly picked up the injury during Arsenal’s 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on January 17 but played the entire match.
Saliba will not be available for Arsenal’s penultimate Champions League group match against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday.
Mikel Arteta offered a positive update on injured Arsenal defender William Saliba as his side prepare for a Champions League clash against Dinamo Zagreb.
Nwaneri’s return is timely given Arsenal are light on options in attack. The 17-year-old scored in back-to-back games before his injury, emerging as an option on the right flank in the absence of Bukayo Saka. “It was a big setback because he (Nwaneri) was getting some consistency and more minutes,” said Arteta.
Gunners could be without their star centre-back for the next three matches and must find an effective solution
Mikel Arteta has admitted he is "very worried" about William Saliba's injury after the Arsenal defender missed Saturday's 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta has admitted that Arsenal are concerned about William Saliba’s fitness after the defender was ruled out of their recent match against Aston Villa due to an injury issue.
William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly are not dealing with serious injuries and have not been ruled out of this weekend’s clash with Wolves, confirms Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Saliba is dealing with a hamstring problem and Lewis-Skelly a knee issue and the Gunners boss says both should be back in action next week.
Mikel Arteta expects William Saliba to return from his hamstring injury in time to face Manchester City next week, with the Frenchman not in contention to travel to Wolves on Saturday. Saliba unexpectedly missed the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa - a game that saw Arsenal surrender a 2-0 lead at the Emirates Stadium - and Arteta,
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Arteta will struggle to imagine life without Saliba, something that he not only has Unai Emery to thank for bringing the defender to the club but strangely, Kylian Mbappe. In an interview with Arsenal’s official website, Saliba revealed that had it not been for Mbappe and other talent from his area in France, he might not have been scouted.