Arsenal players Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber and Martin Odegaard all missed training on Thursday morning.
The Gunners are preparing for a game against Sunderland at the weekend, which could take them nine points clear of Manchester City and Aston Villa if they win. They come off a semi-final win in the Carabao Cup against Chelsea, booking a spot against Man City at Wembley in the final.
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Mikel Arteta will be pleased with how things are going at the moment, although he does have a few injury concerns to worry about.
Bukayo Saka missed the Chelsea and previous Leeds game, as he was ruled out in the warm-up at Elland Road. Whereas Martin Odegaard also missed the Carabao Cup match in midweek.
Saka, Odegaard and Timber all miss Arsenal training
During a report on Sky Sports News on Thursday morning live from Arsenal training, Journalist Gail Davies provided an update as she watched the Gunners players come out for their session in the rain.
She instantly didn’t see Saka or Odegaard, but then noticed that Jurrien Timber was also absent from training ahead of the Sunderland game.
Davies said: “They are just beginning to come out for training. We’re just doing the count, but there’s no sign of either Saka or Odegaard, and perhaps not really surprising. We know Saka pulled out in the warm-up before the Leeds game, a little bit of a muscular problem for him. Reports are suggesting he will miss the next few games, so that’s Sunderland, Brentford and then Wigan in the cup.
“In terms of Odegaard, that’s a bit of a mystery as well. He was on the bench up in that win against Leeds, and then missed the Chelsea game altogether.Not seeing Jurrien Timber either, but otherwise it would look as though everybody else you would expect to be out there training.”
Timber is the real mystery, as he isn’t listed on Arsenal’s injury list, but considering the fact that he missed training on Thursday, there could be an issue ahead of the Sunderland match.
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