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Tom Coley

Arsenal get Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli update but suffer new injury in Juventus friendly

Arsenal were missing a host of first team players as they faced Juventus in a mid-season friendly at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners beat AC Milan earlier in the week as Mikel Arteta ramped up preparations for the return of domestic football in just over a week, but the boss was still missing a group of stars.

Ben White, Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsdale and Thomas Partey returned from their World Cup duties to start the game, whilst Matt Turner was on the bench. France international William Saliba is the only player left in Qatar as they prepare to face Argentina in the final on Sunday.

Outside of that, there was no place for Albert Sambi Lokonga or Oleksandr Zinchenko. The latter has been out with another injury following his consistent frustration with knocks throughout the season, meanwhile Lokonga, who wasn't part of Roberto Martinez's Belgium side, was also missing from the squad.

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