Mikel Arteta won't imagine his lousy luck.
In the identical video game as vital player Bukayo Saka scored on his lengthy-awaited return from injuries, the Arsenal manager dropped A different in centre-again Gabriel before their Champions League quarter-final towards Actual Madrid following week.
The Brazil defender limped off in the primary 50 percent of Tuesday's two-1 acquire in opposition to Fulham by using a hamstring injuries - a concern which has plagued the Gunners squad this period, with forward Kai Havertz's season finished by an analogous trouble and Saka sidelined for a hundred and one times.
To include to Arteta's defensive concerns, Netherlands Worldwide Jurrien Timber also had to be withdrawn against Fulham which has a knee personal injury, when Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori ended up ruled from the sport with knee hassle.