Arsenal suffered two serious injuries at the beginning of the first game of the restart in Man City and revealed a long update of the injuries.
Mikel Arteta has faced a variety of injury problems since taking charge of the Gunners in late December and updating injuries prior to their trip to Brighton on Saturday (start time, 10 am ET on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com) was not cute.
We kick off the update of Arsenal’s injury news. It will take a bit ‘of time.
Central defender Pablo Mari suffered a ‘serious injury’ to his left ankle against Man City and the man on loan from Flamengo will undergo a specialist evaluation, while Granit Xhaka is away for at least a few weeks after having sprained his ankle in the early minutes of the restart.
Cedric Soares, on loan from Southampton but without a contract on June 30, has undergone surgery to repair a broken nose and will return to return in July, while Sokratis has a tension in his right thigh and will remain out until July.
Both Calum Chambers and Lucas Torreira remain long-term injuries as Chambers continues to recover from a broken ACL and will not be available before September, while Torreira may return to training in early July after suffering a broken ankle in March.
Take a deep breath after all this.
Add to the mix that David Luiz is now suspended for the trip to Brighton after his disastrous, short, cameo from the bench against Man City – a mistake for the initial goal, giving away a penalty kick and a red card in the space of 25 minutes – and could leave the club with a free transfer on June 30, which leaves Arteta terribly short of central defenders.
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Arsenal reveals a lengthy injury update originally appeared on NBCSports.com
