Arsenal confirmed that captain Martin \u00d8degaard has damaged the medial collateral ligament in his knee and will be unavailable for the short term, with the manager offering a cautious timetable. Reports during the international break suggested \u00d8degaard would not appear again for Arsenal until at least the second half of November. Arteta declined to give a precise return date but acknowledged the captain\u2019s progress. \u201cHe will be weeks, no definite date for his return, but he\u2019s evolving well,\u201d the manager said. \u201cIt\u2019s very unlucky what\u2019s happening with him and his injuries this season, but I think he will be back in a few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked if the absence might stretch into November\u2019s international break, Arteta replied: \u201cIt could be,\u201d and added, \u201cwe will have to see how he is progressing, how his knee is feeling, how he manages the next steps in his rehab, it\u2019s too early to get an answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
There were separate concerns after Mart\u00edn Zubimendi sat out a training session following a blow to the chin seconds into his Premier League debut against Manchester United. The summer recruit has become a regular at the base of midfield and his omission prompted questions, but Arteta moved to calm those fears. \u201cAll the players come from different countries, different amount of games and minutes played,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe believe it was the right thing to do. His [Zubimendi\u2019s] load has been really high, but he will be available.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ben White was also absent from a session without international travel as a factor. On that, Arteta said: \u201cWe are monitoring all the players, we give a specific menu to each of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Noni Madueke has not featured since damaging his knee in the first half of a 1\u20131 draw with Manchester City in mid-September. Arteta reported the winger is \u201cgetting closer\u201d but tempered expectations: \u201cHe\u2019s going to start very soon to do some running.\u201d The manager added that Piero Hincapi\u00e9, limited to one cameo since his move from Bayer Leverkusen because of a groin issue, is back in training. \u201cHe is training again with us,\u201d Arteta confirmed. \u201cIf everything is right, he will be available as well. We really want that, he is going to bring something different to the team, we need to get him going, get him up to speed to get him up to the level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kai Havertz suffered a knee problem after the Premier League opener. Arteta had been optimistic about an earlier recovery with hopes of a late November return, but on Friday struck a less enthusiastic tone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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