Arsenal stars Kai Havertz, Ben White, and Christian Norgaard all missed training on Wednesday ahead of their game against Leeds United, according to journalist Simon Collings.
The Gunners are preparing for their second game of the Premier League season, and they got off to a perfect start in terms of coming home with three points. Arsenal travelled to Manchester United with a host of new signings involved, securing a 1-0 victory thanks to a Riccardo Calafiori header from a Declan Rice corner.
It was far from a phenomenal performance from Mikel Arteta's side, but most importantly, they secured three points in their opening match. Old Trafford has always been a tricky place to go for Arsenal, despite United's recent struggles, so Arteta won't be too bothered about the performance.
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Reporting on X, journalist Collings has confirmed that Norgaard, White, and Havertz were all missing from Arsenal's training session at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. The Gunners are hosting an open session, with Collings unable to spot the trio as the players began training.
It's unclear whether the trio are injured or not, but Norgaard was unavailable to face United at the weekend. White started the game at Old Trafford, while Havertz came off the bench for the Gunners. Thankfully for Arsenal, they have plenty of options in case the trio are injured and unavailable to face Leeds on Saturday.
Jurrien Timber would likely come in for White on the right-hand side of defence, as he did during the game against United. Norgaard is unlikely to be a regular starter for the Gunners anyway, after the signing of Martin Zubimendi in the summer, while it's a similar case for Havertz, who now has Viktor Gyokeres to compete with in the centre-forward position.
Arteta will likely provide more context behind the trio's absence in his press conference later this weekend, but it will be a blow if they are all unavailable, despite Arsenal having plenty of cover. The north London outfit will likely train a couple more times before their game against Leeds, so it will be interesting to see whether the trio are involved again this week.
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