Arsenal dealt another injury blow with Gabriel Martinelli set for spell on the sidelines

Gabriel Martinelli is reportedly dealing with not less than a month out injured in one other blow to Arsenal.

The Gunners winger was substituted within the first half of their 2-0 defeat towards Newcastle within the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.

Martinelli injured his hamstring and as reported by The Athletic, he’s set to be out of motion for greater than a month.

Arsenal shall be with out the Brazilian towards Leicester Metropolis, West Ham and Nottingham Forest within the Premier League.

The 23-year-old is also absent after they face Manchester United and Chelsea at the start of March.

He is also sidelined for his or her Champions League final 16 tie.

Martinelli has turn out to be the newest attacking possibility to choose up an damage after Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus.

Saka has been nursing a hamstring downside since December, while Jesus is a long-term absentee resulting from an ACL damage.

Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu additionally stay out of the image for Arsenal.

The Gunners’ newest damage will add additional query marks relating to their lack of switch exercise in January.

Mikel Arteta pressured that he wanted assist to compete on numerous fronts this season, however no new signings have been made.

Arsenal nonetheless have Leandro Trossard and Raheem Sterling out there however they’ve simply six targets between them this season.

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Arteta will hope that Martinelli shall be again in time for the run-in as they eye success in each the Premier League and Champions League.

Their FA Cup and Carabao Cup exits might show to be blessings in disguise as their fixture schedule will not be as busy.

Nonetheless, they continue to be six factors behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, who will prolong the hole to 9 in the event that they win their recreation in hand.

Arsenal completed within the prime eight of the Champions League desk and can face one in all AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord or Juventus within the final 16.