For the second time in a row, Arsenal have come out of the break with more worries than they entered with, and that is saying something. Already dealing without Martin Odegaard due to a damaging ankle injury picked up in the last set of international fixtures, Arteta’s headache has only gotten worse.
Kai Havertz was pulled from Germany duty shortly after beating Southampton whilst Ben White and Jurrien Timber continue to be doubts. Oleksandr Zinchenko has been out for a while now, with backup goalkeeper Neto unavailable to fill the bench at Bournemouth on Saturday due to loan restrictions.
Brazil confirmed that the Arsenal attacker had picked up an injury whilst away. “Player Gabriel Martinelli complained of pain in his right calf and underwent an MRI on Sunday night, which showed a small area of muscle edema in that area,” a statement read.
