Arsenal handed fresh injury concern as Mikel Arteta confirms blow

Arsenal has given a new concern for injuries while Mikel Arteta confirms that Blow originally appeared in The Sporting News

Arsenal had another injury setback in their 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Sunday when Noni Madueke was forced to half.

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The English winger, who joined Chelsea in summer for 52 million euros ($ 55 million), had looked alive in the first stages of the Emirates Stadium but fought physically after taking an early problem.

His withdrawal seemed to be a tactical change, but manager Mikel Arteta later confirmed that the decision had been applied.

This is the last of a series of fitness strokes for Arteta, who is already without Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, while Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Ben White have just made problems of injury.

“He had a problem very early in the match and he was not good enough to continue,” said Arteta when he was asked if the substitution of Madueke was for tactical reasons.

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The Gunners seemed to be short of creativity in the first half with the trio in the artta midfielder from Declan Rice, Martin Zubimenddi and Mikel Merino unable to unravel the defensive lines of the city.

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At the break, the manager presented Saka and Ebelechi Eze to change the dynamics, and the bet finally paid off when Gabriel Martinelli came out of the bench to mark an equalizer of downtime after the early opening of Erling Haaland.

Declan Rice praised the impact of Martinelli thereafter, describing the Brazilian as a player who “always delivers in great moments”.

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“The race and the finish at this stage of the game – incredible. It really deserves it.”

The draw maintains Arsenal second in the Premier League, five points behind the Liverpool leaders, who took a perfect start for the campaign.

But Arteta is now faced with the prospect of losing another attack option, Madueke should undergo an additional evaluation in the coming days.

The attention now turns to the Carabao Cup link on Wednesday against Port Vale before a test of the test league in Newcastle.

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