Arsenal’s injury woes are not showing any sign of slowing down, as Mikel Arteta has confirmed yet another blow.
Next up for the Gunners comes Chelsea in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge.
Ahead of the blockbuster cup fixture, Arteta faced the media, and to the disbelief of supporters, he confirmed yet another injury blow.
Against Portsmouth, it was thought that William Saliba and Leandro Trossard were rested, but the Arsenal manager has since revealed that this isn’t the case.
Unfortunately, there are confirmed fitness concerns about both Saliba and Trossard, who are now doubts to face Chelsea.
It’s a massive blow for Arsenal, particularly in defence.
With Liam Rosenior in charge, I’m __% confident Arsenal will beat Chelsea.
Leandro Trossard and William Saliba aren’t Arsenal’s only injury doubts for Chelsea
Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori are still out of action, with Arteta confirming the news in his press conference.
That rules Hincapie, Calafiori, Saliba and Mosquera out as doubts for the clash at the Bridge, which is a nightmare.
Arsenal’s list of fit defenders is as follows: Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly and 16-year-old Marli Salmon.
Fortunately, if any club has the squad to deal with such testing injury woes, it’s Arsenal, but is it enough to get past an opponent as impressive as Chelsea?
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