Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko both missed Arsenal's open training session today, with the Gunners set to take on West Ham as their bid to win the Premier League continues
The last thing that Arsenal needs is further injury issues after the absence of William Saliba has come at such a bad time for the club. With the open training session at London Colney today both Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko were absent according to Sky reporter James Green.
With Takehiro Tomiyasu out for the remainder of the season, there’s extra emphasis on White staying fit for the final eight matches. Arsenal provided clarity however stating that both White and Zinchenko were completing sessions in the gym inside and that they were not missing the outside training due to injury.
Whether Saliba will recover on time however remains to be seen and Arteta could provide clarity at the end of the week in his pre-match press conference. That said, the Spaniard was very reluctant to give much away at all before Liverpool when he refused to give up the identity of a potential returner for the Anfield trip which now appears to have been Nketiah who ended up missing to visit to Merseyside.