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Arsenal fans will completely agree with Jurgen Klopp’s Club World Cup verdict after Noni Madueke blow

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Jurgen Klopp will feel confirmed by his concern for the well-being of players before the club World Cup, given the number of injuries to the Premier League players this season.

Chelsea won the FIFA Club World Cup in summer after beating PSG 3-0 At the New York Metlife Stadium thanks to the goals of Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro.

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Noni Madueke was excluded for three weeks by injury while Arsenal continues to fight with a series of injuries similar to their bad luck in this region last season.

Mikel Arteta confirmed Madueke’s injury, which will be a blow in the Gunners hopes to challenge the title of Premier League after drawing 1-1 with Manchester City on Sunday September 21).

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta looks at his team from the sideline
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Jurgen Klopp predicted a sharp increase in injuries before the club World Cup

Jurgen Klopp has always been an ardent defender of the well-being of players. He adopted a particularly hard approach on the issue in the middle of UEFA and FIFA creating new competitions, which cluttered the annual football calendar.

Before the club World Cup in the United States during the summer, Klopp called for fewer games in the football calendar to protect players from unnecessary injuries.

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Although he was strongly criticized for his position, the German can feel justified now even if he could have preferred to be wrong this time.

Klopp said in June 2025: “It’s all about match and not surrounding events – and that is why the club World Cup is the worst idea ever implemented in football in this regard.

“It is an unnecessary competition. Whoever wins it will be the worst winner of all time because they will have played all summer and then returned to the League.

“There are people who have never been involved in daily football affairs and now offer ideas.”

List of injuries to arsenal that are already looking for

Martin Odegaard was absent against Manchester City due to a shoulder injury, while Kai Havertz was missing due to a knee injury.

Bukayo Saka returned after a spell on the sidelines against City, but was seen in a lame when he attended the Golden Ball ceremony in Paris this week.

Gabriel Jesus was released with an anterior cross ligament injury and has been missing since January.

Add Mélueke to this list, and Mikel Arteta’s frustration in recent weeks has become a little more understandable. Arsenal hopes for more luck with injuries in the future, but will also agree with Klopp on the state of the European football calendar.

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