Arsenal XI vs Inter Milan: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today

The Arsenal skipper has been retired of enactment with an ankle wounded picked up playing for Norway astatine the commencement of September.

The midfielder would astir apt beryllium progressive from the seat fixed however agelong helium has spent retired and owed to the information Arsenal question to Chelsea successful the Premier League connected Sunday.

“The affirmative quality is it’s large to person Martin back,” said Arteta. “Obviously he’s trained with america for the archetypal time, a afloat league today.

“He felt good, it’s a spot earlier than we expected, but helium wanted to beryllium with the team, truthful we’ll determine time whether we usage him, but astatine slightest it’s a large measurement that he’s travelled with america and is portion of the team.”

Declan Rice, though, volition miss the travel to Inter Milan owed to a ft contented and helium is besides a uncertainty for Sunday’s travel to Chelsea.

“Declan unluckily has picked up an wounded against Newcastle,” said Arteta. “He was capable to decorativeness the crippled but helium wasn’t feeling bully successful the past fewer days truthful we person to measure him connected Thursday to recognize whether helium volition beryllium acceptable oregon not for the weekend. 

“It was a sound truthful it’s a occupation with his foot. He wasn’t comfy with it truthful astatine the infinitesimal he’s not fit.”

Ben White could instrumentality to the starting XI against Inter aft coming disconnected the seat for the last 19 minutes of Saturday’s decision to Newcastle. The defender was near retired of the squad who won 3-0 astatine Preston successful the Carabao Cup past Wednesday owed to a associated contented but trained afloat with the remainder of the squad connected Tuesday morning.

Riccardo Calafiori and Takehiro Tomiyasu are some inactive retired with genu injuries and are not expected to beryllium backmost for Sunday’s crippled astatine Chelsea, either.

Arsenal predicted XI (4-4-2): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Saka, Partey, Merino, Sterling; Havertz, Jesus

Injured: Calafiori (knee), Rice (foot), Tierney (hamstring), Tomiyasu (knee)

Arsenal squad from: Neto, Raya, Setford; Gabriel, Heaven, Kiwior, Saliba, Timber, White, Zinchenko; Havertz, Jorginho, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Nwaneri, Odegaard, Partey; Jesus, Martinelli, Saka, Sterling and Trossard.

Time and date: 8pm GMT tonight, Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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