Arsenal welcome back injured midfielder who feels ‘amazing’ amid worrying Declan Rice news
Arsenal face Bournemouth this weekend after an impressive and doggedly defensive display at Brentford in the Carabao Cup. The Gunners were without a number of key stars for the test and rotated in plenty of players from the fringes.
Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, Gabriel Martinelli, Thomas Partey and Leandro Trossard all missed the trip through injury. In their stead, the likes of Reiss Nelson, who scored, in addition to Jorginho started the game.
Coming off the bench was the first appearance for Mohamed Elneny since the injury suffered last season ruled him out for the majority of the campaign. Arsenal still renewed his deal in a show of commitment and confidence in him as a player and squad member.
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football.londonspoke to the Egyptian international having made that performance and asked how his return felt. He didn’t skimp on the details and spoke of the ‘amazing’ feeling to back on the grass after so long out.
“No, I was missing this moment because it’s been a long time injured,” he replied. “It feels amazing to be back with the team and get the win as well and move to the next round. It feels amazing for me.”
During the time that Elneny has been missing the team have elevated the expectations around the club. From a side looking to qualify for the Champions League, now supporters have been discussing both winning the tournament and challenging for the Premier League.
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Ironically, Elneny was a player who spoke in the Germany training camp in 2022 and believed his side could challenge before he got injured. His prediction was somewhat proven right
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