Arsenal stars spotted in training ahead of Man City Carabao Cup final after new injury update

Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber were spotted at Arsenal training ahead of the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

The Arsenal captain has become a doubt for Sunday’s showpiece at Wembley Stadium after missing the last six games in all competitions with a knee problem.

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Meanwhile, Timber’s status is up in the air – although he has been named in the Netherlands squad for the pre-World Cup friendlies later this month – after limping off against Everton last weekend.

Revealing the latest Arsenal team news during the pre-match press conference on Friday, Mikel Arteta was hoping for a double boost ahead of the Carabao Cup final.

“We have another training session tomorrow, so those who are in contention can hopefully give us some good news,” Arteta said when asked for an injury update on Friday.

“We have another session tomorrow, so let’s see if they can make it.”

It looks like Arteta is about to get his wish for good news as Odegaard and Timber were spotted taking part in Saturday’s session at London Colney.

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Eberechi Eze, who scored the winner for Crystal Palace in last season’s FA Cup final against City, was also in attendance, appearing to have shaken off the knock that forced him off against Bayer Leverkusen.

Arsenal will be permanently without Mikel Merino, out for several months after undergoing surgery following a rare and serious foot injury in February, for Sunday’s final.

The Arsenal team to face Man City will be announced at 3:15 p.m. GMT, ahead of the 4:30 p.m. kick-off at Wembley Stadium.

Victory for the Gunners would give them their first piece of silverware since the FA Cup in 2020 when they beat City in the semi-final en route to defeating London rivals Chelsea in the final.

Arsenal have not lost to City since April 2023, but lost the last time the two teams played in a Carabao Cup final in February 2018.