Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard not involved in Arsenal open training this morning
Arsenal return to Premier League action on Saturday and will look to collect all three points when Sunderland visit the Emirates Stadium. A win will be huge for the Gunners as they look to win the Premier League title, but manager Mikel Arteta could have further injury problems. Arsenal had an open training session this morning and the trio of Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard were not involved, according to Sky Sports.
While Saka missed the match against Chelsea on Tuesday due to a knock he received shortly before kick-off against Leeds United last Saturday, Timber played the entire match and Arsenal fans might be concerned about his fitness. Odegaard has been left out of the Gunners’ squad for their Carabao Cup semi-final as a precaution, and it remains to be seen whether he will return to training before the weekend.
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The Norwegian featured against Leeds, coming off the bench to play 29 minutes. Arsenal need their key players against Sunderland and Arteta will be hoping for good news on the fitness of the aforementioned trio. He admitted Odegaard felt a problem during the Leeds game and did not feel comfortable on Monday.
The Arsenal skipper will desperately need to be available for the weekend after starting on the bench against the Whites.