{"id":518,"date":"2026-04-03T20:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=518"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:42:29","slug":"13-arsenal-players-missing-from-training-pictures-after-mikel-arteta-injury-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=518","title":{"rendered":"13 Arsenal players missing from training pictures after Mikel Arteta injury updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e792fe\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Arsenal face Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend, with Mikel Arteta facing multiple injury dilemmas<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33714306\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mikel Arteta during an Arsenal training session\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33714306.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Mikel-Arteta.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33714306.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Mikel-Arteta.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33714306.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Mikel-Arteta.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33714306.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Mikel-Arteta.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Mikel Arteta is dealing with up to 13 Arsenal injury concerns for the FA Cup clash with Southampton\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Mikel Arteta is dealing with up to 13 Arsenal injury concerns for the FA Cup clash with Southampton<cite aria-label=\"Image:  (Photo by David Price\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image:  (Photo by David Price\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images))<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mikel Arteta appeared to work with a small Arsenal group in training on Friday as a staggering 13 players were not spotted in pictures uploaded to the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenal.com\/news\/best-snaps-we-prepare-cup-quarter-final?utm_source=twitterk&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=social\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">club website<\/a>. The Gunners return to action tomorrow evening with an FA Cup quarter-final against Southampton, but Arteta could be without several key players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Arsenal boss was coy in his pre-match press conference but did confirm that <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">God bless you<\/strong>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Piero Hincapie <\/strong>and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">You Maduek<\/strong> would be unavailable. The trio were unsurprisingly not in the training pictures from Friday&#8217;s session with Hincapie and Madueke suffering injuries over the international break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Eze picked up a calf problem before the two-week domestic pause with <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Jurrien Timber<\/strong> also missing games &#8211; that included the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City &#8211; last month due to a minor issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arteta confirmed the latter and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Martin Odegaard<\/strong> are in contention to feature against Southampton, but neither were captured in the images uploaded to the club&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AFCFootball.London#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">William Saliba<\/strong>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Gabriel Magalhaes<\/strong>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Martin Zubimendi<\/strong>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Declan Rice <\/strong>and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Bukayo Saka <\/strong>look to be managing issues after all of them withdrew from international duty. None of those five players were captured in the training snaps, with Arteta not giving anything away when asked if any could feature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;You will see. I continue the speculation so you can do it, and you can judge it afterwards. If what I said was right or do I have to maybe change and delete and write something else?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Leandro Trossard<\/strong> has also also been dealing with an injury and was subsequently nowhere to be seen in those official club photos. The injured <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Mikel Merino <\/strong>and young defender<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> Marli Salmon<\/strong>who has appeared in some senior squads and also played 62 minutes in the FA Cup win over Mansfield Town, were also absent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Max Dowman were all prominently featured in the 34 photos that appeared on Arsenal&#8217;s website, with the quartet all likely to start on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33714286\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33714286\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.27\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arsenal players in a training session\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33714286.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Arsenal-Training-Session.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33714286.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Arsenal-Training-Session.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33714286.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Arsenal-Training-Session.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33714286.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Arsenal-Training-Session.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Arsenal are preparing for an FA Cup clash with Southampton\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Arsenal are preparing for an FA Cup clash with Southampton<cite aria-label=\"Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Injury problems make the majority of Arteta&#8217;s decisions relatively simple, but he is facing a pretty big call between David Raya and Kepa Arrizabalaga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The latter was at fault for City&#8217;s first goal at Wembley which somewhat threw into doubt whether or not he will continue playing in cup competitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When specifically asked if the keeper who starts tomorrow will be Spanish and have a name that ends in A, Arteta replied: &#8220;I think tomorrow the goalkeeper is European, is under 32, right-footed and speaks at least two languages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arguably the bigger games for Arsenal arrive next week with a Champions League quarter-final first leg against Sporting CP. 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