“He didn’t train with us” “Am scared of losing to Chelsea” – Mikel Arteta confirms fresh injury update on key player ahead of Chelsea clash
Mikel Arteta and the Arsenal team are facing more concerns as they disclose new injury concerns ahead of their match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Declan Rice has not to train with Arsenal this week, according to Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, raising questions about his role at Chelsea.
On Sunday, Arsenal will travel across the capital to play Chelsea in a major London Derby, but Rice may not be available.
After injuring his toe in last weekend’s 1-0 loss at Newcastle, the England midfielder was unable to play in the midweek match against Inter Milan.
Despite being included in the England squad for this month’s forthcoming matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland, the Englishman has not yet resumed training with Arsenal.
Regarding if the 25-year-old will be ready this weekend, Arteta stated that he still has “no clarity.”
Since it’s unclear whether he will be fit for the weekend, I have to be quite evasive on that one.
At his pre-game press conference, the Spaniard stated, “He hasn’t trained yet, and it is unclear whether he will be available.”
To put it another way, Enzo Maresca and his squad will want to win all three points against an Arsenal club that has recently struggled and lost their past three Premier League games.
They were defeated 1-0 by Inter Milan in the Champions League after losing 1-0 to Newcastle the previous time out.
In contrast, Mikel Arteta will be eager to defeat Enzo Maresca on Sunday in order to revitalize the Gunners’ title challenge. Chelsea, on the other hand, is eager to end Arsenal’s chances of winning the Premier League this year.