Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Arsenal will be without Bukayo Saka and Jurriën Timber for Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal against Sporting CP. However, it wasn’t all bad news on the injury front.
The previously doubtful trio of Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Magalhães were all fit enough to take part in Arteta’s unorthodox open training session on Monday in preparation for the trip to Lisbon. All three had been part of the mass international exodus over the March break, with Rice and Trossard both sitting out Saturday’s limp FA Cup defeat to Southampton.
