In light of the hamstring injury that Gabriel Martinelli sustained during the match against Newcastle, it is anticipated that he will be sidelined for at least one month. Early on in the Carabao Cup match that was being played at St. James Park, the Brazilian winger went down clutching the back of his leg. Arteta was initially concerned that the worst possible outcome would occur.
“Yes, he felt something,” the Spaniard said during a press conference on Martinelli referring to the individual. We will have to perform an MRI scan tomorrow in order to determine the severity of the injury. I believe that it was his hamstring, and he was not comfortable enough to continue for the rest of the day.
Martinelli continued to travel with the Arsenal squad to Dubai despite the fact that Ben White participated in their first training session. However, it was not surprising that Martinelli was not present at any of the Emirates’ training sessions. And it is highly likely that this will continue to be the case until March, as The Athletic has disclosed that he is expected to be sidelined for more than a month due to an injury.
As a consequence of this, Martinelli might not be available for the Premier League matches against Leicester City, West Ham United, Nottingham Forest, and even Manchester United. Additionally, it is possible that the 23-year-old will not be able to participate in the first leg of Arsenal’s Champions League next-round match.
In the past few weeks, Arteta had already suffered the loss of two attackers due to long-term injuries. Bukayo Saka needed surgery to fix a hamstring issue, and Gabriel Jesus also underwent surgery after sustaining an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament during the FA Cup loss to Manchester United.
In light of the fact that both issues surfaced during the January transfer window, Arsenal was actively searching for players to add to their attacking roster. Arteta was unable to strengthen his squad with his verdict after the window had closed, which may have been a telling one. This was despite the fact that they made their best efforts.
In a press conference, he stated, “We had a clear intention, which is always there is a window open to explore the opportunities to improve our squad with players that can impact it.” As a result, we were able to accomplish our goal.
In a press conference, he stated, “We had a clear intention, which is always there is a window open to explore the opportunities to improve our squad with players that can impact it.” As a result, we were able to accomplish our goal.
In that regard, we are dissatisfied because we have not been able to accomplish it; however, we are also well aware that we are only interested in recruiting a specific type of player, and we are aware that we need to be very disciplined in this regard as well. I believe that we will be able to do so.
Due to the fact that Martinelli has also been ruled out, the only frontline options that Arsenal has for the foreseeable future are Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, Ethan Nwaneri, and Raheem Sterling.
The Predicted Lineup for Arsenal’s Match Against Leicester City (4-3-3)
David Raya, the Gunners’ custodian, made two outstanding saves against Manchester City, which allowed the Gunners to stay in the tie.
Myles Lewis is the left back, Riccardo Calafiori.Despite the fact that Skelly performed exceptionally well in the previous match, Calafiori is the winner.
Dear Gabriel, CB:Gabriel is proceeding to strengthen his argument that he is Arsenal’s best player for the current season.
Despite the fact that Erling Haaland was able to defeat Saliba over the weekend, the Frenchman continues to be considered one of the best defenders in the world.
As the fourth and final member of the back four, Jurrien Timber is the running back.
The goal that gave Arsenal the lead in the second half was scored by Thomas Partey, who had his best performance of the season up to that point.
It is Declan Rice, CM.Another outstanding performance was delivered by Rice, who assisted twice against Manchester City. It will be necessary for him to demonstrate his dominance once more if Arsenal are going to get off to a good start.
The Norwegian midfielder, Martin Ødegaard, was the one who scored the first goal and displayed a captain’s performance in the match against Manchester City.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli Martinelli begins the game on the left side of the field with the intention of stretching The Manchester City defence.
Ethan Nwaneri—Nwaneri, along with Lewis-Skelly, continues to make the most of the opportunities that have been presented to him. In the final minutes of the game against the team that was already the champion, he scored off the bench.
ST: Kai Havertz—Havertz was responsible for the first goal and scored Arsenal’s fourth goal against Man City, despite the fact that he should have scored two goals on the night. In light of Arteta’s confidence in him and the absence of a January transfer, he is under a great deal of pressure to perform well under the circumstances.
