After a possibly title-defining weekend in the Premier League, a handful of Arsenal players were not seen in training at London Colney on Monday afternoon.
Six players missing from training as Arsenal prepare for Leicester clash
Six players have not been pictured training at London Colney ahead of Arsenal’s clash with Leicester City at the weekend. The Foxes will welcome Mikel Arteta’s side to the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the visitors look to build-upon their dramatic win over Aston Villa.
The Gunners have a game in hand and a two-point advantage over second-placed Manchester City. Eager to defend their place at the top of the table to the best of their ability, Arsenal appear to have given a number of players some time to recover.
In a video by Football Daily, the players in question are Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah, Jorginho, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Bukayo Saka. Both Partey and Jesus have been out of action due to injury for a while now, though the remaining quartet all featured at Villa Park on Saturday.
During the second-half, Saka appeared to be carrying a knock which was causing him to limp. But, instead of coming off, the England international soldiered on.
Speaking to the press after the game, Arteta issued a positive update on the winger by brushing off speculation that he’s injured. The Arsenal boss said: “He’s fine.
“He got kicked quite a lot today again. But he’s going to have to deal with that, not every week, but every three days and sometimes in training as well because it’s his game and teams are not stupid and they want to stop him. That’s why we need to protect him.”
Saka later followed up the Spaniard’s comments with a post on Twitter. Delighted with winning the crucial three points, he tweeted: “That one felt good.”
Jorginho, who was also absent from Arsenal training on Monday, has impressed Arteta since joining from Chelsea on deadline day. After the Villa clash, the Gunners boss said: “I certainly didn’t see that quality of him – scoring from deep.
“The biggest quality he has is that he makes other people look better, better than what you actually are. He’s made a huge impact already on the boys and the staff and hopefully our fans. I hope people can see that because I thought he was tremendous today.”
source: www.football.london
