Stunning return for Arsenal loanee, Charlie Patino assists as Marquinhos recall considered
The past week has seen more of Arsenal's younger players who are out on loan this season step into the limelight with Mika Biereth marking his return from injury in style.
After making a bright start to life at Motherwell — recording a goal and assist as a substitute on his debut — the striker, unfortunately, sustained a knee injury in the Viaplay Cup match against St Mirren towards the end of August and was expected to be sidelined for three months.
But he's back now. Perhaps ahead of schedule and after 'blowing away' Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell with his mentality, the 20-year-old came off the bench with 15 minutes remaining, scored and claimed an assist as the hosts fought back to claim a point against Ross County.
If Biereth can stay fit for the remainder of the season, this is the type of form that can put in the shop window to earn a permanent move next summer as, admittedly, it will be tough to force his way into Mikel Arteta's plans and this applies to several other promising talents who have been getting much-needed experience under their belts.
Having said that, Charlie Patino claimed another assist for Swansea City as part of his quest to earn a promotion at the end of the season and below are updates on how the club's six senior loan players fared over the past week.
Still sidelined with a hamstring injury that also kept him out of Scotland's fixtures during the international break earlier in the month, Kieran Tierney missed Real Sociedad's 1-0 win over Benfica in the Champions League last Tuesday night and Sunday's 2-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano.
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