Nwaneri Ruled Out For Weeks With Muscular Injury

Mikel Arteta has confirmed Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri will be sidelined for a few weeks with a muscular injury.

Nwaneri opened the scoring in Saturday’s 1-1 draw away at Brighton as he made a second successive Premier League start, but was substituted at half-time after suffering the injury.

The 17-year-old’s absence leaves Arsenal short on the right wing, where they are already missing Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling.

Speaking at his press conference ahead of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg tie against Newcastle Arteta said (via Sky Sports): “Unfortunately he has picked up an injury and he is going to be out for a couple of weeks.

“It’s a muscular injury.”

Arsenal have also been without Kai Havertz for their last two league fixtures due to the German forward struggling with illness.

Arteta was more upbeat, however, when asked if he could welcome Havertz back to the fold for the visit of Newcastle on Tuesday night.

“I hope so,” Arteta said.

“But I don’t want to say yes because the last time I said I thought he was going to be fit then he wasn’t fit.”