Mikel Arteta says Arsenal should wait to listen to on the severity of Gabriel and Jurrien Timber’s double damage blow.
Each defenders had been pressured off for the Gunners throughout their 2-1 win towards Fulham on Tuesday evening.
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With lower than quarter-hour performed, Gabriel was seen holding the again of his leg with what seemed to be a hamstring damage.
He waved his hand within the air a number of occasions to sign his damage earlier than sitting on the pitch with a pained expression and being substituted.
Timber obtained therapy for an damage within the first half and went down once more within the second to spark one other substitution for Arsenal.
Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard changed the pair respectively, with Arteta now ready to listen to the extent of their accidents.
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“We don’t understand how they’ll be. We might be assessing them tomorrow,” he mentioned in his post-match press convention.
Arteta added: “Gabi felt one thing in his hamstring. We don’t understand how massive that’s.
“With Jurrien he was already struggling early. He couldn’t proceed.”
Talking on Gabriel’s damage throughout commentary for talkSPORT, former West Ham striker Dean Ashton mentioned: “It is a huge blow.
“He and [William] Saliba are the most effective defence within the Premier League… his risk from set items as effectively.
“I might hate to should play towards Adama Traore and clearly it was an excessive amount of for Gabriel when he turned.”
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Teammate Declan Rice is hopeful Gabriel’s damage is not as extreme as first although.
“I do not know what’s occurred, I hope he is okay as a result of he is been arguably our greatest participant this season and we’d like him for giant matches and large events,” he informed Sky Sports activities afterwards.
While Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes are faint, the accidents are very premature with the Gunners dealing with Actual Madrid within the Champions League subsequent week.
Arsenal play host to Los Blancos subsequent Tuesday earlier than going to the Bernabeu eight days later for his or her quarter-final tie.
A Premier League journey to a rejuvenated Everton comes earlier than then on Saturday although, dwell on talkSPORT.
Gabriel and Timber might be part of teammates together with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus on Arsenal’s checklist of long-term absences.
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Takehiro Tomiyasu and Riccardo Calafiori have additionally struggled with health all through the season, with Arsenal shedding grip on high spot.
Regardless of the early damage to Gabriel, the Gunners opened the scoring later within the first half by Mikel Merino’s deflected effort.
Bukayo Saka, who got here off the bench to make his first look since December as a result of a hamstring damage, then added their second.
Rodrigo Muniz netted in stoppage-time for Fulham however they had been unable to drag off the comeback and take some extent from the match.
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