Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reported on the fitness of three key players ahead of their clash with Leicester on Saturday afternoon.
Arsenal are entering the game in good shape, undefeated in their last eight games in all competitions, but are up against a good team from Leicester that are undefeated in five.
The Gunners look forward to welcoming Kieran Tierney after an injury at King Power. The left-back has missed the last two games with an ankle injury and Arteta has admitted that it’s not sure if Tierney will be available.
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«He is making progress in training. Let’s see how it is today. He’s been feeling a little better the last few days, but he wasn’t at 100% every other day to begin with. We will see how it has been in the last 48 hours, -said the Spaniard.
Another defensive injury problem arose as a result of a hit to Ben White. Arsenal beat Leeds 2-0 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
The defender has impressed in the past week after initially fighting since arriving from Brighton for £ 50m in the summer. White is another player that Arteta is unsure if available.
“He hasn’t trained yet, so we’ll have to see how he feels and how he is doing.”
Martin Odegaard is also in doubt for Saturday’s game after missing the midweek cup match. Arteta admitted that the Norwegian has been battling injuries since preseason.
Well, he came back a little late, don’t forget. He had a preseason injury, he also suffered an injury recently.
The Arsenal boss He also gave an update on the two disadvantaged stars who impressed against Leeds. Forward Eddie Nketiah got on the scoreboard against his former team, while goalkeeper Bernd Leno made some fantastic saves to keep the game tied at 0-0.
“When he plays he has to be at his best level and if not, he has to support others like everyone else,” the 39-year-old admitted when asked by the German goalkeeper.
Speaking of Nketiah, Arteta said: He’s another one who constantly pushes. Every time he has an opportunity, he takes it. There are other players involved in that position. It’s the same as other players without many minutes, because we don’t have Europe this season ”.
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