Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been handed yet more injury worries ahead of the return of the Premier League this weekend. The Gunners travel down to take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday (5.30pm kick-off).
The Gunners sit in third place in the Premier League table, just one point adrift of leaders Liverpool. Arteta’s side are also on the same points as reigning Champions Man City in second place, in what could be shaping up to be a three-way race for the title.
The game against Bournemouth could potentially see Arsenal without several players through injury. The latest worry is Takehiro Tomiyasu, it is reported that the full-back has suffered a recurrence of a knee injury that kept him out of action at the start of the season.
In another blow, Gabriel Martinelli has suffered an injury while on international duty. In a statement, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said: “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.
