Thomas Partey's injury status heading into this Saturday's North London Derby is still unknown, but Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been handed a significant boost regarding his fitness. The midfielder returned to Arsenal earlier than expected after picking up a knee injury while on international duty with Ghana.
Partey missed Arsenal's fixtures against Fulham, Aston Villa and Manchester United, and only made his return to the side in the Gunners' dominant 3-0 win over Brentford on September 18. Arsenal fans would have had their head in their hands when he suffered another setback on international duty, but there has been a positive update regarding the 29-year-old.
While no timeframe has been put on the injury, Ghana boss Otto Addo has painted a promising picture. “Hopefully Thomas will be healthy very, very soon,” he said. “We didn’t want to take that risk in a friendly game to play him against Brazil, but surely playing a player like him against a squad like Brazil would have been helpful.”
