Mikel Arteta expects William Saliba to return from his hamstring hurt In time to face Manchester City next week, the Frenchman was not fit to travel to Wolves on Saturday.
Saliba unexpectedly missed the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa – a game which saw Arsenal surrender a 2-0 lead at the Emirates Stadium – and Arteta, after initially playing down the severity of the problem, admitted it was “very worried“On the state of French.
Arteta revealed before Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb In the Champions League that Saliba and Bukayo Saka they advanced On his recoveries, and the Spaniard delved into Friday’s press conference as he also provided an update on left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly.
“With Myles there is nothing serious in the scan, so it will be about today having a meeting with the medical staff and a training session and whether it is too early or not,” Arteta said ahead of the game of wolves
“With Willy it’s the same. I think they’ll definitely be there next week (vs Manchester City) But this week, let’s see how it goes.”
Reports have suggested arsenal He could welcome Ben White back from long-term knee surgery in time for the next match against Newcastle United in the second leg of the Carabao Cup final.
While Arteta would not commit to a date for White’s return, he did reveal that the versatile defender should be back in the mix.
“He hasn’t trained with the team yet, but he’s very close to doing so,” Arteta said. “He’s got to tick a few boxes, and then I think he’ll be with us soon enough.”
