Mikel Arteta has been handed a huge boost ahead of Arsenal's clash against Leeds United this weekend as Thomas Partey was involved in training. The Ghana international was left out of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Angola as a 'precaution' after suffering from some 'small injury problems' during the international break.
In his post-match interview, Hughton said: "Thomas [Partey] has some small issues. We felt it was too big of a risk to start him [against Angola]."
Partey travelled on international duty with Arsenal’s lead performance physio, Simon Murphy, will continue to be assessed over the coming days. Players who didn’t travel away with their countries had some time off and did some smaller sessions - yet William Saliba remains a doubt for the game against Leeds after missing training on Thursday.
