Arsenal suffer Myles Lewis-Skelly injury blow as defensive woes continue

Lewis-Skelly could not decorativeness a grooming league connected Tuesday day owed to an wounded picked up against Aston Villa connected Saturday.

In his absence, Oleksandr Zinchenko was handed his 4th commencement of the play arsenic Riccardo Calafiori is lone acceptable capable for the bench.

“He (Lewis-Skelly) could not decorativeness the grooming league yesterday unfortunately,” said Arteta.

“He had an incidental during the lucifer against Aston Villa and helium wasn’t feeling close yesterday truthful helium could not decorativeness the session. The aforesaid with Ricci arsenic well, helium lone trained 20 minutes yesterday.

“Adapt again similar we person done each play and person immoderate freshness successful the squad which one deliberation is important arsenic well.”

Zinchenko was 1 of a fig of players to beryllium handed a uncommon accidental to radiance against Dinamo.

Raheem Sterling came into the squad connected the close flank and Jorginho was deployed to the basal of midfield.

Arsenal were incapable to sanction a afloat bench, though, and Arteta lone had 11 substitutes alternatively of 12 astatine his disposal.