Arsenal are set to be without midfielder Thomas Partey for the Premier League clash against Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium tonight, football.london understands. The 29-year-old has been left out of the squad due to a tight muscle ahead of tonight's match and will not be available for selection.
January signing Jorginho is expected to replace Partey in Mikel Arteta's starting lineup against City with the Ghana international's absence coming as a huge blow to the Gunners. Arteta had revealed in his pre-City press conference that he was facing no new injury concerns after the 29-year-old midfielder was spotted taking part in training.
Arsenal were hopeful that City star Erling Haaland would be unavailable for selection after Pep Guardiola revealed he 'didn't know' whether the 22-year-old would be fit. Haaland was taken off at half-time during the reigning champions' win against Aston Villa with a suspected thigh problem, but took part in training on Tuesday and has been declared fit to be a part of the squad to face the north Londoners.
