Mikel Arteta revals the Arsenal star that has been missed 'so much' in injury-hit campaign
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Arteta keeps cards close to chest as injury-hit Arsenal eye FA Cup semis
April 3 : Arsenal will be without injured England attacker Noni Madueke when they face Southampton in Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final, but Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber may return from injury, manager Mikel Arteta said. Madueke was among the 11 Arsenal players who withdrew from international duty last month over injuries and fitness management, as the club eye their first Premier League title since 2004. “When you have to communicate the state of every player, we are always honest and a medical decision had to be made. That was clear what the conclusion was,” Arteta told reporters on Friday. “It makes us so proud that we had that many players in the national team. Players are desperate to play for their nation. I know how important it is to them. We are fully supportive of that and when we can do it, we do it.” Madueke picked up a knee injury during England’s friendly with Uruguay, missing the game against Japan. But Arteta said his condition was not as bad as a knee injury that …
Guehi to make Man City debut against Wolves in boost to injury-hit back line
MANCHESTER, England, Jan 23 : Manchester City will hand their new defender Marc Guehi his debut when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday, Pep Guardiola said on Friday, with his team in need of a lift after almost a month without a league win. Guardiola’s second-placed side are seven points adrift of Arsenal and have not won in the Premier League since a 2-1 victory at Nottingham Forest on December 27, prompting the club to move quickly to reinforce their injury-hit defence. City signed England centre back Guehi from Crystal Palace on a five-and-a-half-year contract on Monday, as they look to close the gap on Arsenal in the title race. “Yes, yes,” Guardiola told reporters when asked if Guehi will make his City debut at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. “Really good (signing) considering he is a central defender. Really good.” City have suffered some shocking recent results, including a 2-0 derby loss at Manchester United and a 3-1 Champions League thrashing away to Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday, after which Guardiola spoke …