Mikel Arteta issues fresh Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber injury update

Mikel Arteta has issued an wounded update connected Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber up of Arsenal’s Champions League fixture with Shakhtar Donetsk.

All 3 were unavailable astatine the play arsenic the Gunners slipped to an untimely 2-0 distant decision against Bournemouth to driblet 4 points disconnected Liverpool astatine the apical of the Premier League table.

Saka had hoped to play a portion successful Saturday’s clash, but Arteta yet opted not to hazard the winger who picked up a slight hamstring wounded connected planetary work with England.

Odegaard has not featured since suffering an ankle wounded with Norway past month, portion Timber has missed the past 2 games having picked up a muscular wounded during Arsenal’s past Champions League fixture against Paris Saint-Germain.

The fixtures travel heavy and accelerated for Arteta’s broadside who indispensable present crook their attraction backmost to European shot erstwhile they look Ukrainian broadside Shakhtar connected Tuesday.

Arsenal person 4 points from their opening 2 games successful the caller eight-match league signifier aft a gully with Atalanta and an awesome location triumph against PSG.

Speaking connected Monday up of Tuesday’s clash, Arteta provided the latest connected the cardinal trio’s fittingness status.

‘They are closer. They are some progressing truly well,’ Arteta told reporters erstwhile asked astir Saka and Odegaard.

‘Martin is inactive not fit. Let’s spot however Bukayo is aft the grooming league aboriginal on.’

On Timber, Arteta added: ‘He’s going to beryllium close. We person to spot however helium deals with grooming with the full group. It was a muscular injury.’

Saturday’s decision marked Arsenal’s archetypal successful a competitory fixture since their 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Bayern Munich successful the Champions League past April.

But Arteta is hopeful that the speedy turnaround volition payment his broadside and let them to get consecutive backmost to winning ways up of a immense clash with Liverpool adjacent weekend.

‘We person to commencement tomorrow,’ the Spaniard said. ‘The tendency is there. We are hopeless play this benignant of match.

‘The ambiance volition beryllium terrific time nighttime truthful let’s nutrient that and gain the close to triumph the game.’

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