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Saka and Martinelli both ventured to the quarter-finals in Qatar with Brazil and England respectively. Despite their valiant efforts, an injury to back-up option Reiss Nelson means they will be more needed than ever once domestic action resumes.
Nelson came off injured during the friendly defeat to Juventus at the weekend and Arteta has admitted that further tests have not provided ‘good news’. Strength in depth has been a concern among Arsenal fans but, thankfully for them, the boss has suggested that Martinelli and Saka can be thrown straight back in at the deep end.
“I don’t have any concerns,” Arteta told reporters. “They have assessed really well and they will be training for us in the next few days so hopefully they will be ready. They came back [to the club] straight away into the rhythm, shape and mood of the team.
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“I don’t have any concerns,” Arteta told reporters. “They have assessed really well and they will be training for us in the next few days so hopefully they will be ready. They came back [to the club] straight away into the rhythm, shape and mood of the team.
“Martin’s doing what he needs to do in a really mature way and he has a really, really important role in the team,” added Arteta. “Obviously, the fact that Gabi is injured, we’re going to have to give an extra percentage but on every single player, let’s do it through the squad.”
“Hopefully there will be no concerns. This period we’re in, normally every season in the Premier League is extremely condensed, we play every three or four days, so players are used to it. It is a little bit different because they have been with their national teams and obviously they have been demanding different things to what we do, but hopefully we can control that in the right way.”
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