Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said this Tuesday he “hopes” to recover French defender William Saliba, injured in his hamstring, by the February 2 poster against Manchester City.
“In the last few days, he was already feeling much better, but this match comes a little too early for him”said Arteta during the press conference dedicated to the meeting of Champions League against the Dinamo ZagrebWednesday in London.
Will he be available for the clash of Premier League against Manchester City in less than two weeks? “Yes, I hope”he replied.
A cross missed the last match due to injuryArsenalSaturday against Aston Villa (2-2) in the championship. After the meeting, Arteta had criticized his team’s defensive performance and said he “very worried” at the idea of losing the Frenchman for several weeks.
The Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori and the English striker Ethan Nwaneri have made their return to the group. “This is very good news. We missed them for several weeks and they returned to training today. They will be available for the match” against Zagrebclarified Arteta.
-At 17, Nwaneri has established himself as a rising star in the London squad since the start of the season, replacing in turn Martin Odegaard Then Bukayo Saka over the course of each other’s injuries.
The attacking midfielder or winger suffered a muscle injury on January 4 against Brighton (1-1), a match where he opened the scoring. Injured since December, Of He is progressing in his care journey, but his return is not expected before the end of February or the beginning of March.
“He feels better day by day, but we have to follow the (medical) protocol. He still has a lot of steps to take in his recovery.”indicated Arteta this Tuesday.
Arsenal is third in the league stage before the last two days of Champions Leaguewhich he argues against Zagreb Wednesday then Gérone on January 29 in Spain.
