There isn’t any let up on the harm entrance for Arsenal after they suffered one other blow on Tuesday evening.
The Gunners laboured to a 1-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on the Emirates Stadium because of a Gabriel Martinelli shot that bounced in off the goalkeeper for an personal objective.
Leandro Trossard missed a penalty within the second half, however the north London outfit noticed out the remainder of the sport to go fourth within the Champions League desk with seven factors from their opening three matches.
The win was marred by an harm to Riccardo Calafiori, who was pressured off the pitch after twisting his knee within the second half. He was changed by Myles Lewis-Skelly within the 72nd minute.
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After the ultimate whistle Mikel Arteta admitted the Italian’s harm was a “fear” forward of this weekend’s Premier League conflict with Liverpool – a sport he confirmed that Bukayo Saka will miss.
“Saka is just not coaching but so he gained’t be obtainable and Ricci felt one thing and couldn’t keep on. Little bit of a fear,” he instructed TNT Sports activities.
Arsenal are already with out captain Martin Odegaard and the suspended William Saliba for Sunday’s match, whereas Jurrien Timber can be a doubt as he works his manner again to full health.
Arteta admitted that his gamers grew drained as the sport wore on. “More than happy with the end result, it’s at all times troublesome within the Champions League,” he stated.
“We should always’ve scored extra in first half and the second half I felt a little bit of fatigue. Taking part in 60 minutes with 10 males a couple of days in the past is troublesome. We left the sport a bit open however we dug in for 3 factors.”
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