Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has several injury concerns within his squad after the defeat at Brighton on Saturday
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice in action
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice is an injury concern(Image: Getty Images)
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Arsenal head into the extended international break off the back of a disappointing 3-0 defeat at Brighton. The Gunners saw their unbeaten start under Mikel Arteta end in emphatic fashion.
The north London club have now surrendered top spot in the Premier League table after Manchester City's win over Sunderland on Sunday. Arteta will have plenty to ponder, including several injury concerns within his squad.
Of most concern will be midfielder Declan Rice, who has withdrawn from international duty. With that said, football.london takes a look at the latest injury news for each of Arsenal's injured players.
Declan Rice
The Arsenal midfielder has withdrawn from Thomas Tuchel's England squad after playing the full 90 minutes against Brighton. Rice was dealing with a neural hamstring issue throughout the World Cup. football.london understands it is due to a load management issue rather than a specific injury, however.
Return date: Uncertain, but perhaps October 10.
Declan Rice and Cristhian Mosquera
Declan Rice and Cristhian Mosquera have three weeks to build their fitness(Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)
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Ben White
Ahead of Brighton, Arteta suggested that 'Ben is all good' ahead of another training session and that he was 'positive'. Nevertheless, the former Leeds defender missed the game against Brighton and was not named in Thomas Tuchel's England squad.
"Ben pulled out with an injury, he had a fantastic start to the season and was back to his very best on the side as a pair with Bukayo Saka which could be very valuable for us to have two payers on the side," Tuchel said.
"But unfortunately he wasn't available for the World Cup and is not available now. It is unfortunately a little bit of a story with Ben that in the decisive moments or in the moments where we do the call-ups he is not available.
Return date: October 10.
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Cristhian Mosquera
Speaking ahead of defeat to the Seagulls, Arteta said the team were working hard to ensure the fitness of Mosquera, Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie. Timber started the match at the Amex, while Hincapie was named among the substitutes despite now being left out of his international squad.
"Yes, we have another session; they are all willing to be part of it," Arteta said in his press conference. "We have another session to try to make sure they are fit."
That would seem to suggest it should not be a long wait for the defender's return.
Return date: October 10.
William Saliba
The Arsenal defender became a long-term absentee after suffering a back issue during the World Cup. Arteta has previously suggested it is difficult to put Saliba's recovery on a timeline.
"We don’t really know the amount of weeks Wilo is going to be out because it’s about a healing process and everything is a bit different - we know we have to respect certain timings," he said earlier this month. "The progression has been really positive in the last few weeks, but we need to wait and see how that one reacts when we start to put some load into it.
Return date: November 21.