Gabriel Martinelli is ready to overlook greater than a month of motion with a hamstring damage, together with his participation in Arsenal’s last-16 Champions League tie unsure.
studies for that Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli is dealing with greater than a month on the sidelines with the hamstring damage he suffered in opposition to Newcastle United earlier this week.
On the very least, Martinelli is ready to overlook Arsenal’s Premier League video games in opposition to Leicester Metropolis, West Ham United, and Nottingham Forest this month, however he’s additionally a doubt for the March video games in opposition to Manchester United, Chelsea, and within the Champions League last-16.
The one excellent news is that there’s no suggestion the participant is out for the season, and he ought to undoubtedly be again for April and Might. It’s only a query of whether or not he performs any function earlier than the March worldwide break.
Arsenal’s first sport in March is the Champions League first-leg sport away from residence in opposition to both Feyenoord, Juventus, AC Milan, or PSV, relying on the outcomes of the play-off spherical and the next draw.
If Martinelli actually is out for “greater than a month”, as predicted, that sport on March 4th/fifth would come too quickly. The winger’s earliest doable return date could be the next sport in opposition to Manchester United.
is more likely to play an elevated function in Martinelli’s absence, in addition to . These are the 2 foremost candidates for the right-wing place now, and Sterling will most likely have to supply cowl for on the left as effectively.
One other doubtless consequence of the damage is taking part in a extra superior function if and when he’s concerned. We’ve already seen him come on as a winger in a few his substitute appearances, and that’s now more likely to proceed.
Martinelli and seem to have related now, with Saka additionally hoping to return for the March video games however maybe extra more likely to be again in time for the Fulham fixture on April 1st.
The pair had been as soon as the driving pressure behind assault, however he’ll now must do with out each of them for some time.