Mikel Arteta is not going to imagine his lousy luck.

In the identical video game as key player Bukayo Saka scored on his lengthy-awaited return from injuries, the Arsenal manager missing A further in centre-again Gabriel before their Champions League quarter-final towards Actual Madrid following week.

The Brazil defender limped off in the primary 50 percent of Tuesday's two-1 get in opposition to Fulham using a hamstring injuries - a problem which has plagued the Gunners squad this period, with forward Kai Havertz's season finished by an analogous challenge and Saka sidelined for a hundred and one times.

To incorporate to Arteta's defensive concerns, Netherlands Worldwide Jurrien Timber also had to be withdrawn versus Fulham which has a knee personal injury, when Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori ended up ruled out of the sport with knee issues.