Mikel Arteta gets huge triple Arsenal injury boost but four players miss training

Arsenal were back in training at London Colney on Monday morning ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final against Sporting CP in Lisbon

Arsenal were back on the grass at the Sobha Realty Training Centre following their disappointing FA Cup exit at the hands of Southampton on Saturday night.

The Gunners fly to Portugal later today as they gear up to face Viktor Gyokeres’ former side Sporting CP in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

There was a huge triple boost for Mikel Arteta as Gabriel Magalhaes was able to train despite being substituted at St Mary’s due to knee pain.

Gabriel was recently forced to pull out of international duty with Brazil due to a similar problem.

Declan Rice, who missed the loss versus the Saints and England’s two international matches due to a fitness issue, was also present for the training session, indicating he should be available to face Sporting.

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The same applies for Leandro Trossard, who also missed the defeat on the South Coast after withdrawing from the Belgium international squad due to a recent hip issue sustained against Mansfield.

There was still no Eberechi Eze, however, despite strong suggestions he could be set to make an early return from a calf problem.

Winger Bukayo Saka was also absent while left-back Piero Hincapie is still sidelined with a hamstring issue sustained on international duty with Ecuador in a friendly against Morocco in Madrid.

Jurrien Timber is still recovering from a groin issue sustained before the break, too. The issue saw him miss the Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City and he’s not played since coming off in the 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton when he also sustained a blow to his ankle.

Captain Martin Odegaard was able to train after starting his first match since February. Noni Madueke also came through unscathed at St Mary’s despite his recent knee issue which he sustained for England against Uruguay.

Max Dowman trained and the group was also supplemented by a number of youngsters including Marli Salmon and Andre Harriman-Annous.

Gabriel Martinelli, Gyokeres, Christian Norgaard, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Martin Zubimendi, Riccardo Calafiori, David Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Gabriel Jesus were also pictured in training.