{"id":3027,"date":"2026-04-06T22:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:49:25","slug":"mikel-arteta-gets-huge-triple-arsenal-injury-boost-but-four-players-miss-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=3027","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta gets huge triple Arsenal injury boost but four players miss training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e792fe\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Arsenal were back in training at London Colney on Monday morning ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League quarter-final against Sporting CP in Lisbon<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">12:08, 06 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 12:19, 06 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33721468\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mikel Arteta\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33721468.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2259098324-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33721468.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2259098324-2.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33721468.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2259098324-2.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33721468.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2259098324-2.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Mikel Arteta led Arsenal training at London Colney on Monday morning ahead of the trip to Sporting CP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Mikel Arteta led Arsenal training at London Colney on Monday morning ahead of the trip to Sporting CP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Gunners fly to Portugal later today as they gear up to face Viktor Gyokeres&#8217; former side Sporting CP in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There was a huge triple boost for Mikel Arteta as Gabriel Magalhaes was able to train despite being substituted at St Mary&#8217;s due to knee pain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gabriel was recently forced to pull out of international duty with Brazil due to a similar problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Declan Rice, who missed the loss versus the Saints and England&#8217;s two international matches due to a fitness issue, was also present for the training session, indicating he should be available to face Sporting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! <a aria-label=\"Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook pageLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AFCFootball.London#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There was still no Eberechi Eze, however, despite strong suggestions he could be set to make an early return from a calf problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33721856\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33721856\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Declan Rice\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33721856.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267940143.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33721856.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267940143.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33721856.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267940143.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33721856.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267940143.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Declan Rice is back in Arsenal training\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Declan Rice is back in Arsenal training<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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&#8217;s not played since coming off in the 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton when he also sustained a blow to his ankle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Captain Martin Odegaard was able to train after starting his first match since February. Noni Madueke also came through unscathed at St Mary&#8217;s despite his recent knee issue which he sustained for England against Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Max Dowman trained and the group was also supplemented by a number of youngsters including Marli Salmon and Andre Harriman-Annous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal were back in training at London Colney on Monday morning ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League quarter-final against Sporting CP in Lisbon 12:08, 06 Apr 2026Updated 12:19, 06 Apr 2026 Mikel Arteta led Arsenal training at London Colney on Monday morning ahead of the trip to Sporting CP Arsenal were back on the grass at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}