Arsenal dealt major injury worry after Brentford as Liverpool and Man City get title race update
Gabriel Martinelli has given Arsenal fans a scare as he was seen with a protective boot and crutches after getting injured in the game against Sheffield United. He wasn't able to play in Arsenal's recent victory over Brentford.
Leandro Trossard took his place in the team, and Kai Havertz scored the winning goal for Arsenal, sending them top ahead of Liverpool's title clash against Manchester City on Sunday.
Martinelli was seen by reporters from football.london walking through the mixed zone as he headed to the changing rooms at the stadium. He is now a major doubt for the Gunners' Champions League last-16 second-leg on Tuesday.
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With a big match against Porto coming up there are worries that he might not be able to play. Arsenal had already revealed on Twitter that Martinelli couldn't join the squad for the Brentford win because of his foot injury from the Sheffield United match.
Mikel Arteta had previously said that he hoped Martinelli could play. "We had Martinelli and Bukayo [Saka] with little issues," Arteta explained.
"We're pretty positive that hopefully they can be part of that. But we'll have to see how they feel."
Martinelli got injured while trying to score on Monday and even though he tried to keep playing, he eventually had to leave the pitch with help from the Arsenal medical team.
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