Arsenal's harm issues in defence have gone from dangerous to worse after Cristhian Mosquera got here off within the first half of their recreation with Brentford on Wednesday evening.
The Gunners headed into the match with out their first-choice defensive pairing of Gabriel and William Saliba. Mosquera and Piero Hincapie have deputised of their absence – however the former might now be about to hitch them on the sidelines.
Mosquera, 21, was seen struggling simply earlier than the half-time interval. And he was swiftly withdrawn for Jurrien Timber, although the severity of the difficulty that led to him coming off stays to be seen.
Saliba missed out on Sunday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea after selecting up a knock in coaching on the eve of the sport.
Arteta was giving little away over his standing forward of the Brentford recreation on Tuesday morning, although he did seem hopeful that the France worldwide could be again within the fold inside "a matter of days".
The Arsenal boss stated of Saliba: “I’m not going to have the ability to make it easier to a lot at this time, as a result of we now have one other coaching session later and, till that occurs, we received’t know what’s going to occur with a couple of of the doubts we now have.
“He had a bit niggle, however I feel it’s going to be a matter of days. So, let’s see if he’s in a position to try this tomorrow.
“The ankle one (the harm Saliba had in August) was a very random one, a really unfortunate motion that saved him out for a couple of weeks. He tried at Anfield and he wasn’t comfy, and he needed to keep away. And this one as effectively may be very weird, however hopefully will probably be a matter of days.”
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