Arsenal injury news

The Gunners boss is set to face the press ahead of his side's Premier League clash with Manchester United on Sunday.

Arsenal were ultimately unsuccessful in their hunt for the Brazilian due to Aston Villa’s resolve to hold onto him. We are expecting Mikel Arteta to provide an update on the fitness of Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny, Martin Odegaard and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Palmeiras were unwilling to sell this summer but after competing in the Copa Libertadores might be more amenable to a move. We tried and at the end of the day we have to bring in the players we feel are right but we didn’t manage to do it. Hopefully they’ll be available to train with the team. The club has done a phenomenal job to bring in players that we wanted.

Mikel Arteta has given an update, of sorts, on the fitness of Martin Odegaard and Aaron Ramsdale ahead of Arsenal's trip to Manchester United on Sunday.

Such a huge contribution to the club. “During his 11 years with Arsenal, Hector won three FA Cups and made nearly 250 appearances. And speaking ahead of the clash with the Red Devils, Arteta said: “Those two they’ve been assessed (Odegaard, Ramsdale). Hopefully they’ll be available to train with the team. “We tried and at the end of the day we have to bring in the players we feel are right but we didn’t manage to do it.” “Unfortunately in the last 72 hours Thomas and Mo got injured and we had to react in the market.

Mikel Arteta delivered mixed news on the injury front ahead of Arsenal's heavyweight Premier League clash against Manchester United on Sunday.

We have an academy as well that we have to use and we will try to do that the best possible way.’ For me it’s best squad and team I have available. We had to react. Look at the departures compared to what we’ve recruited. Unfortunately his body and mind are too difficult to und to put finger on to identify one factor. With Thomas [Partey], we are hopefully talking weeks and even shorter than that.

Arsenal could be set to be without goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale this weekend after he picked up a knock following Aston Villa's goal against them on Wednesday ...

He managed to finish the game but he’s another we’ll have to assess.” Speaking after the game, Mikel Arteta said he will have to assess his goalkeeper. Ramsdale continued to hold his hamstring after the ball went in and indicated that he was injured.

Ødegaard suffered an ankle problem after receiving a heavy challenge from Villa midfielder John McGinn. Goalkeeper Ramsdale appeared to suffer a tweaked ...

The Gunners will try to keep that run in tact at Old Trafford on Sunday. Regardless of who is available, Arsenal continues to roll along in the Premier League. “With Mo it’s probably a little bit easier and we are talking months. However, the Ghanian should be fit and available sooner. Mohamed Elneny and Thomas Partey could still be on the sidelines for some time. The Ukrainian is a frequent name among the Arsenal injury concerns.