Injuries have been a major pain for Mikel Arteta as the club chase Champions League qualification this season. Key players have been lost and the depth of the squad has been seriously tested in their wake.
Arsenal and Arteta managed to beat both Chelsea and Manchester United despite losing Thomas Partey, Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu prior to kick-off. The latter returned for the United match with a small cameo and will be welcomed back into the fold.
The other hopeful returnee has been Partey. After suffering a reoccurrence of a groin injury that saw him miss a huge portion of last season, he agitated the problem in the defeat to Crystal Palace.
