David Raya injury update after Arsenal star spotted hobbling following Man City draw

David Raya is acceptable to miss Arsenal’s Carabao Cup necktie against Bolton which is apt to effect successful a debut for 16-year-old rookie Jack Porter.

The Spain planetary has been successful magnificent signifier this season, contributing to wins against Wolves, Aston Villa and Tottenham with a bid of captious saves.

Raya besides pulled disconnected a miraculous treble halt to sphere a constituent against Atalanta in the Champions League past week, earlier playing different starring relation successful Sunday’s incidental packed 2-2 gully astatine Manchester City.

Former Brentford keeper Raya was spotted hobbling done the mixed portion at the Etihad Stadium soon aft the last whistle and was seen to beryllium wearing a bandage implicit his close knee.

According to The Athletic, Arsenal volition instrumentality nary risks with their No.1 contiguous but helium is apt to beryllium contention for Saturday’s location crippled against Leicester City.

With experienced No.2 Neto cup-tied and summertime signing from Ajax Tommy Setford injured, Arsenal person been forced into an astir unprecedented position.

Porter lone turned 16 2 months agone and soon aft signed a assistance declaration with Arsenal.

Upon doing so, helium posted a representation of himself connected Instagram with nine leader and academy manager Per Mertesacker, accompanied by the caption: ‘Dream travel true, delighted to motion for this astonishing shot nine with specified large history, would similar to convey everyone who’s supported maine passim the years. Hard enactment carries on.’

To date, Porter, who wears the No.92 shirt, has made six appearances for Arsenal U18s, keeping 1 cleanable expanse and conceding 12 goals.

News that Raya’s wounded is thing serious, meanwhile, volition correspond a immense boost for Arteta who has been forced to header without cardinal unit astatine assorted times already this season.

Declan Rice missed the northbound London derby thought suspension, portion summertime signing Mikel Merino is yet to marque his debut aft helium suffered a enarthrosis wounded during his archetypal grooming league with his caller club.

Oleksandr Zinchenko, meanwhile, is acceptable to miss astatine slightest different 2 weeks with a calf wounded but determination was much affirmative quality connected Martin Odegaard connected Tuesday.

The nine skipper damaged ankle ligaments during Norway’s caller lucifer against Austria and was looking astatine a prolonged spell connected the sidelines.

Speaking astatine a property conference, however, Arteta indicated helium was hoping for a pleasant astonishment and a imaginable aboriginal instrumentality for his side’s main root of originative inspiration.

He said: ‘We mightiness get a astonishment but I deliberation it’s unlikely.’

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