Patrick Vieira has been dealt a fresh blow ahead of the 2022/23 season as veteran midfielder James McArthur looks set to miss the start of the campaign through injury.
The 34-year-old Scotsman missed a significant portion of last season after tearing his hamstring in November before further injuries upon his return three months later limited him to only 15 Premier League starts under Vieira.
McArthur was handed a fresh one-year deal at Selhurst Park at the start of the summer but is now set to miss the entirety of Palace ’s pre-season as well as the beginning of the new campaign after it was reported in the Athletic that he’d picked up a groin injury.
