Arsenal have received a huge boost ahead of their clash with Premier League champions Man City on Sunday afternoon as a key duo are expected to return to Mikel Arteta’s side.
Bukayo Saka was subbed off midweek in Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Lens and the winger is now likely to be in the squad for the blockbuster showdown with City. It is unclear if the 22-year-old is fit enough to start but even a few minutes off of the bench could be crucial late on in the match.
Mikel Arteta said on Friday about the England star: “He is in contention, we’ll see how he progresses from here to Sunday.”
According to talkSPORT, Arsenal could be boosted by another key return in the form of Gabriel Martinelli. The Brazilian has not played since coming off injured in the Gunners’ 1-0 win over Everton back on September 17.
The duo are very important for Arsenal and how they play as the majority of the team’s goals come from the pair.
There might be no minutes for the wingers against Man City, depending on where they are in terms of recovery, but it looks like Arteta will have them available to call upon if needs be.
The ending of the game matters for me i will like them to come in later maybe 30 to 20 minutes to end the game that will be great and Arteta must learn how to rest some players because I believe every player is important otherwise there is no need keeping them without featuring them last year if he Arteta did not bring Reise Nelson against Bournemouth who knows how the game would have end not only that one out match against Northenham Forest home last year it is the same Reise Nelson that came in and score two and one assist somebody like Smith Rowe a big talent Is not even giving minutes Arteta is gradually killing there game nothing is good as rotation and he must learn it the earlier the better
Note some games you win because you played well some you win because of luck not because you are an expert otherwise Lionel Messi and Ronaldo will never loose match so my advice is Mikel Arteta is so stubborn that he never dimmed fit to pick some advice after all if he win no one will take the glory from him our contribution is because of the love we have in the club I know how much I spent with joy because I am doing it for the sake of Arsenal before the match of Lens I said Arteta don’t suppose to feature Bukayo Saka even if Saka made the man city game all of us can’t be sure he’s 50 50 if Arteta is experience enough even if Bukayo Saka did not have issues against Bournemouth he should have rested Bukayo Saka so he can be fresh to face man city knowing fully well that Martinneli one of the best winger is nursing injury to be honest he did not make use of his initive let him know we are In all front of the competitions and we supposed if Gardiola is not in all front he would not win three trophies in a season because he is experienced that is the he managed the players very well and that made him not to tolerate players excees Arteta is not yet in the position of Gardiola but he is regid he brought confused otherwise he will not bring David Raya now because he is a good goal keeper not a better goal keeper than Ramsdale that is where he got it wrong let him use his brain.