Arsenal’s fight for a place in the Champions League next season has been seriously hampered by injuries in recent weeks. Knocks to Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney have weakened Mikel Arteta’s side and the Gunners have lost back-to-back matches as a result.
And it seems the injury numbers to the first-team squad could be increasing. In a training video released by Arsenal, Alexandre Lacazette was visibly absent from the squad, alongside Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Lacazette has taken over the responsibility from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to be the club’s main striker and captain. However, a lack of goals from the Frenchman has led to a selection of fans calling for him to be dropped, and the discovery that he missed Arsenal training has caused debate from fans about whether this could be a positive for the Gunners.
