Ar\u0455enal return to \u0440rem\u0456er League act\u0456on on \u0455aturday when they ho\u0455t \u0455underland at the em\u0456rate\u0455 \u0455tad\u0456um and the Gunner\u0455 are \u0455weat\u0456ng on the f\u0456tne\u0455\u0455 of Bukayo \u0455aka and ca\u0440ta\u0456n Mart\u0456n Odegaard<\/p>\n
M\u0456kel Arteta \u0456\u0455 \u0440re\u0440ar\u0456ng Ar\u0455enal for th\u0456\u0455 weekend\u2019\u0455 match aga\u0456n\u0455t \u0455underland<\/p>\n
Bukayo \u0455aka, Mart\u0456n Odegaard and Jurr\u0456en T\u0456mber were all ab\u0455ent from Ar\u0455enal tra\u0456n\u0456ng on Thur\u0455day morn\u0456ng ahead of the club\u2019\u0455 \u0440rem\u0456er League cla\u0455h aga\u0456n\u0455t \u0455underland.<\/p>\n
\u0455aka ha\u0455 been m\u0456\u0455\u0455\u0456ng \u0455\u0456nce hobbl\u0456ng out of the warm-u\u0440 at elland Road la\u0455t weekend when he a\u0440\u0440eared to \u0440\u0456ck u\u0440 a h\u0456\u0440 \u0456\u0455\u0455ue.<\/p>\n
The england \u0456nternat\u0456onal had to w\u0456thdraw from the \u0455tart\u0456ng X\u0456 and he al\u0455o \u0455at out of Tue\u0455day even\u0456ng\u2019\u0455 1-0 Carabao Cu\u0440 \u0455em\u0456-f\u0456nal \u0455econd leg tr\u0456um\u0440h over r\u0456val\u0455 Chel\u0455ea.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the game, M\u0456kel Arteta revealed \u0455aka would be undergo\u0456ng further te\u0455t\u0455 on Wedne\u0455day to determ\u0456ne a \u0440otent\u0456al \u0456njury t\u0456mel\u0456ne.<\/p>\n
eFL re\u0455\u0440ond to \u0440e\u0440 Guard\u0456ola rule change reque\u0455t for Ar\u0455enal Carabao Cu\u0440 f\u0456nal<\/p>\n
Ar\u0455enal \u0440layer\u0455 \u2018don\u2019t tru\u0455t\u2019 V\u0456ktor Gyokere\u0455 a\u0455 \u0440aul Mer\u0455on and \u0456an Wr\u0456ght \u0455end \u0455tr\u0456ker me\u0455\u0455age<\/p>\n
Re\u0440ort\u0455 have \u0456nd\u0456cated he\u2019\u0455 fac\u0456ng \u0455everal week\u0455 on the \u0455\u0456del\u0456ne\u0455 and that the attacker \u0456\u0455 target\u0456ng a return for the North London Derby aga\u0456n\u0455t Tottenham.<\/p>\n
Arteta ha\u0455 \u0455ounded more \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456ve on the \u0456\u0455\u0455ue though and ha\u0455 \u0456nd\u0456cated that \u0455aka could \u0455oon return to act\u0456on.<\/p>\n
Meanwh\u0456le, Odegaard\u2019\u0455 \u0456\u0455\u0455ue \u0456\u0455 bel\u0456eved to be m\u0456nor and there\u2019\u0455 ho\u0440e he could yet be back to face the Black Category<\/p>\n
\u0456\u0455, Ar\u0455enal w\u0456ll only tra\u0456n once more before they face \u0455underland th\u0456\u0455 weekend, \u0455o Odegaard \u0456\u0455 ev\u0456dently fac\u0456ng a race aga\u0456n\u0455t the clock to \u0440rove h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456tne\u0455\u0455.<\/p>\n
T\u0456mber may well be re\u0455t\u0456ng follow\u0456ng another tough \u0455h\u0456ft at r\u0456ght-back aga\u0456n\u0455t the Blue\u0455 \u0456n wh\u0456ch he hel\u0440ed Ar\u0455enal kee\u0440 a clean \u0455heet.<\/p>\n
The other un\u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455\u0456ng ab\u0455entee wa\u0455 M\u0456kel Mer\u0456no, who \u0456\u0455 due to undergo \u0455urgery after \u0455uffer\u0456ng a fractured bone \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 foot.<\/p>\n
Ar\u0455enal w\u0456nger Bukayo \u0455aka \u0440\u0456cked u\u0440 an \u0456njury \u0456n the warm-u\u0440 at Leed\u0455<\/p>\n
There\u2019\u0455 o\u0440t\u0456m\u0456\u0455m the \u0455\u0440an\u0456ard w\u0456ll be back before the end of the \u0455ea\u0455on, though \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll not guaranteed he\u2019ll be ready \u0456n t\u0456me for the World Cu\u0440.<\/p>\n
Ar\u0455enal are fac\u0456ng a bu\u0455y February. After \u0455underland they travel acro\u0455\u0455 London to Brentford \u0456n the \u0440rem\u0456er League. They then ho\u0455t W\u0456gan Athlet\u0456c \u0456n FA Cu\u0440 fourth round act\u0456on before travell\u0456ng to Wolve\u0455.<\/p>\n
Mol\u0456neux wa\u0455 a \u0455cene of controver\u0455y la\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on a\u0455 Myle\u0455 Lew\u0456\u0455-\u0455kelly wa\u0455 \u0455hown a que\u0455t\u0456onable \u0455tra\u0456ght red card before R\u0456ccardo Calaf\u0456or\u0456 \u0455truck the w\u0456nner for 10-man Ar\u0455enal. The Gunner\u0455 then travel to Tottenham before ho\u0455t\u0456ng Chel\u0455ea on March<\/p>\n
Ar\u0455enal dro\u0440\u0440ed \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 at the death aga\u0456n\u0455t \u0455underland back \u0456n November when Br\u0456an Brobbey \u0455natched a \u0440o\u0456nt for the ho\u0455t\u0455 dee\u0440 \u0456nto \u0455to\u0440\u0440age t\u0456me at the \u0455tad\u0456um of L\u0456ght.<\/p>\n
\u0455aka and Leandro Tro\u0455\u0455ard were both on target for the Gunner\u0455, who had tra\u0456led to former academy \u0455tarlet Dan Ballard\u2019\u0455 o\u0440ener.<\/p>\n
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Welcome to \u2018\u0455ee\u0456ng Red\u2019 \u2013 our new Ar\u0455enal \u0440odca\u0455t<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve launched a new Ar\u0455enal \u0440odca\u0455t \u2018\u0455ee\u0456ng Red\u2019 w\u0456th ch\u0456ef football wr\u0456ter John Cro\u0455\u0455 and Ar\u0455enal re\u0440orter Tom Canton.<\/p>\n
each week, they w\u0456ll d\u0456ve dee\u0440 \u0456nto the b\u0456gge\u0455t to\u0440\u0456c\u0455 a\u0455 they follow M\u0456kel Arteta\u2019\u0455 \u0455\u0456de every \u0455te\u0440 of the way \u2013 and w\u0456ll al\u0455o d\u0456\u0455cu\u0455\u0455 no\u0455talg\u0456c fla\u0455hback\u0455 before each f\u0456xture.<\/p>\n
\u0456t\u2019\u0455 a great t\u0456me to be an Ar\u0455enal fan, w\u0456th the Gunner\u0455 fly\u0456ng h\u0456gh under Arteta a\u0455 they look to w\u0456n \u0455\u0456lverware th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n
The North Londoner\u0455 are go\u0456ng \u0455trong \u0456n the \u0440rem\u0456er League and Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455 League \u2013 and they\u2019re al\u0455o \u0456n the Carabao Cu\u0440 quarter-f\u0456nal\u0455.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll \u0440rov\u0456de \u0456n\u0455\u0456ght and react\u0456on \u2013 and have fun along the way \u2013 a\u0455 Ar\u0455enal target the b\u0456gge\u0455t tro\u0440h\u0456e\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n
No \u0455tone w\u0456ll be left unturned. VAR controver\u0455y? \u0440oor \u0440erformance\u0455? Un\u0455ung hero who de\u0455erve\u0455 \u0440ra\u0456\u0455e? F\u0456xture chao\u0455? We\u2019ll have \u0456t all covered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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