Latest Arsenal injury news as eight doubtful for Man City as Declan Rice update expected
Arsenal are back in England for the remainder of their preparations for the 2023/24 season as they face Monaco before the Community Shield final with Manchester City ahead of hosting Nottingham Forest in just under three weeks.
Having bounced back from a defeat to Manchester United in America, Mikel Arteta's side played out an entertaining 5-3 win over Barcelona last week to set things back in shape.
It was the second time in a fortnight that the Gunners scored five in a game having also dispatched an MLS All-Star XI in Washington earlier in the tour as well. Against a tougher opposition here, the result was a strong way to round off a largely impressive time abroad.
Four different scorers, a missed penalty and plenty of action to sink into, Arteta had a lot to digest from a game in-which his side had 20 shots, 11 more than their opponents, despite having less possession. They also did it without some key players as well.
Oleksandr Zinchenko missed the game and hasn't played since the start of May due to injury. «Alex [Zinchenko] had a little muscular issue, unfortunately,» Arteta explained afterwards. «I think he will be back soon but it’s a shame he hasn’t been with us the whole tour.»
The Ukrainian was taken with the 29-man squad to America but hasn't had any time on the pitch yet. He was joined on the sidelines by USMNT star Folarin Balogun. The 22-year-old was made to train alone earlier in the week as football.london reported, and he was unable to play a role here either.
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«He was unavailable,» Arteta said. «He has a little foot injury and hasn’t been training with us.» It comes at a time in-which his future at the club is
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