Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta is being hopeful the team does not suffer anymore injuries following Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice’s injuries during Sunday’s draw with Chelsea.
Arsenal has not been a hundred percent this season as the club has suffered major injury setbacks.
“What I’m praying is that after the international break we have the team fully physically equipped. That they are available and that they are fit because it’s been a nightmare for eight weeks.”
“Doubt after doubt, issue after issue, not only with the ones that are not able to play, but with the ones who are able to play only for certain moments and not able to play,” Arteta said.
Rice started despite suffering a broken toe a week earlier at Newcastle while Saka limped off nine minutes from time at Stamford Bridge with an unspecified problem.
Martin Ødegaard started his first Arsenal game since Aug. 31 after picking up an ankle injury on international duty with Norway while Gabriel Martinelli suffered a calf strain while away with Brazil last month.
Arsenal have been without Jurriën Timber, Thomas Partey, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu among others at times this season and do not play again until hosting Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium on Nov. 23.
