The SEVEN games William Saliba is set to miss as Arteta reshuffle looms

Arsenal has received a very unwanted update on the ankle injury William Saliba suffered from Anfield – and with the defender who potentially missed their next seven games, we have examined how Mikel Arteta plans to face the loss of his influential French.

Saliba has established itself as one of the most elegant and most composed defenders of world football, many attacking its partnership alongside Gabriel Magalhaes as the most mean. Indeed, their roles at the heart of the defense are considered to be one of the most influential factors in the rise of arsenal to regular challengers.

However, when Saliba turned his ankle to Anfield and was forced to leave the field after only five minutes of their 1-0 defeat the last time, Gunners fans have transpired a long absence for their star.

And while the news could have been much worse, direct the French point of sale The team revealed that Saliba can expect to be sidelined over the next three to four weeks – which means that the 24 -year -old will be missing up to seven games for the Gunners.

And after missing the current international break, their update claims that Saliba is also “unlikely” for the matches of France in October, with matches against Azerbaijan (October 10) and Iceland (October 13) on the horizon.

However, the loss of the Saliba will injure a stronger Arsenal, and the defender now seems ready to miss up to seven of the next Gunners’ games.

These are:

-Nottingham Forest h) – Premier League, September 13

-Thletic bilbao (a) – Champions League, September 16

– Manchester City h) – Premier League, September 21

-Port Vale (a) – Third round of the Carabao cup, September 24

-Newcastle (a) – Premier League, September 28

-Olympiacos h) – Champions League, October 1

-West Ham h) – Premier League, October 4.

And if all these games are missing, arsenal fans may not be able to review their starry defender in action before their match in Fulham on October 18.

In the meantime, Arteta will be forced to do something with a defensive reshuffle, however, fortunately, Arsenal is well equipped to manage such a situation …

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How Arsenal can cover the absence of William Saliba

The Gunners forced to withdraw Saliba early in Anfield, Arteta immediately turned to Cristian Mosquera out of the bench, and the Valence Summer Signature only performed his second appearance for the club.

Indeed, the Spanish defender will be a very firm option to join Gabriel at the heart of the defense once again when he returned to the Premier League at 12:30 p.m. Saturday against the Nottingham forest of Nuno Espirito Santo.

Alternatively, Arteta could choose to give another summer signature, Piero Hincie, his debut of Arsenal. Signed on an initial loan from Bayer Leverkusen on the day of the deadline, the Gunners succeeded in a real coup by winning the equator.

However, given that he will be in action for his country in the early hours of Wednesday morning when they play in Argentina in qualification in the World Cup, it would seem a little improbable.

The 23 -year -old could however go into the calculation for the trip to Bilbao to face the athletics club in the UCL next Tuesday.

Other options could be to move the lateral back to the center of the defense, with Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber equipped to play semi-center if necessary.

If Timber, which started the season impressively, moves inside, Arteta can cover by choosing Ben White on the right back, the 27-year-old should return to injury before the weekend.

If the Italian calafii start alongside Gabriel, then Arsenal knows that they can count on Myles Lewis-Skelly to do a shiny work on the left back.

Anyway, Arteta is lucky to have very beautiful options.

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