Arsenal news: Jamie Carragher demands ban for Gunners star amid double injury boost

Arsenal were dumped retired of the Carabao Cup connected Wednesday night, with the Gunners present flying retired to Dubai for a lukewarm upwind grooming campy arsenic Mikel Arteta bids to resurrect his side's season

Arsenal person jetted disconnected to Dubai for a lukewarm upwind grooming arsenic Mikel Arteta bids to crook his side's fortunes around.

The Gunners were dumped retired of the Carabao Cup connected Wednesday nighttime by Newcastle, having fallen successful the 3rd circular of the FA Cup to Manchester United backmost astatine the commencement of January.

The Middle East campy comes up of what is present a important run-in, if Arteta is to triumph the archetypal portion of silverware since his archetypal play successful charge. He has been handed a treble wounded boost for the camp, successful what is invited news.

Elsewhere, the Spaniard turned down the accidental to remark connected Alexander Isak aft the Gunners people ran Arteta's broadside ragged connected Wednesday. Here, Mirror Football rounds up each the latest Arsenal news.

Double wounded boost

Bukayo Saka and Ben White person joined Arsenal's squad for their Dubai grooming campy arsenic they measurement up their recoveries from injury. Saka has been recovering from a hamstring wounded portion White has been absent since undergoing a process connected his genu successful November.

With nary crippled until 15 February, Mikel Arteta has opted to instrumentality his broadside distant to the Middle East for a lukewarm upwind grooming camp. Both Saka and White were pictured walking retired to the level for the travel connected Thursday.

The duo volition proceed their rehabilitation from their injuries portion connected the grooming camp. Saka sustained his wounded during the 5-1 triumph implicit Crystal Palace and is expected to instrumentality successful March. White meantime past played connected 10 November successful the 1-1 gully with Chelsea.

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Arteta refuses Isak comment

Mikel Arteta refused to remark connected Alexander Isak's show successful Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final, but confessed it was "clear" the power helium had connected Newcastle's win. Isak has been heavy linked with a determination to the Gunners.

And helium showed precisely wherefore they privation him with his show connected Wednesday, scoring erstwhile arsenic helium was named Player of the Match. But Arteta was not comfy answering questions astir his apical target.

Arteta said: "I’m not present to measure absorption players but it’s wide that helium had 2 actions to decorativeness and you cognize what happened."

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Carragher demands Raya ban

Jamie Carragher has called for David Raya to beryllium 'banned' from playing risky passes into Arsenal's midfielders. Raya endured a hard nighttime arsenic Arsenal were beaten by Newcastle successful the Carabao Cup.

A mistake from the Spaniard straight led to the Magpies' 2nd goal. Raya was looking to commencement play from the backmost and opted to walk consecutive to Declan Rice, who had Newcastle players pressing precocious and breathing down his neck.

Rice was caught successful possession by Fabian Schar, whose tackle near Anthony Gordon with the elemental task of slotting home. Carragher slammed Raya's decision-making aft the crippled arsenic helium tweeted: "Keepers request to beryllium banned from playing those passes into midfield players."

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