Mikel Arteta has been handed mixed results regarding injuries with a double concern eased but some issues still clear. Six players missed the open training session at London Colney on Tuesday with Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber as new absentees.
Minimal was given away by Arteta on his full-backs for the clash against Fulham last weekend, but both featured against Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday. The likes of Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu were never expected to play having been ruled out until the new year by Arteta.
As for Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori, the defensive duo are still missing and are therefore major doubts to face Everton this weekend.
Gabriel Magalhaes came off early against West Ham in late November. He picked up the initial issue that previous week against Sporting CP and has since missed Premier League games against Manchester United and Fulham. The Brazil international remained absent for the Champions League clash against Monaco.
What Arteta has said: “We have to manage a lot of the players. Some of them probably aren’t going to be fit. Some are still a doubt. We have 24 hours to make a decision and hopefully it’ll be the right ones.”
