Mikel Arteta delivered the damning news about Thomas Partey ahead of the match with Southampton in his pre-match press conference. The Ghanaian appears set to miss the rest of the season.
Combined with Arsenal losing both their starting full-backs with Kieran Tierney also not expected to return and Takehiro Tomiyasu still out, the outlook is bleak. What had begun as a revitalised season of hope, has quickly diminished in the past two weeks.
Speaking at London Colney Arteta, he explained that the midfielder would be trying to get back as quickly as possible. However, it was evident that hope of a surprising return was not looking great.
