EXCL: Arsenal injury update, Edu and the Brazilian market, plus was Unai Emery unlucky not to get more time at the Emirates?
Were Arsenal right to axe Emery when they did, and will Gunners chief Edu raid Brazil again?
Arsenal not overly concerned by Gabriel Martinelli injury, but could it mean a fresh chance for Gabriel Jesus?
I can only imagine what Mikel Arteta was thinking when news filtered back to Arsenal that Gabriel Martinelli had followed Bukayo Saka by picking up an injury while on international duty.
It’s too early to say yet whether the calf problem Martinelli is suffering from will rule the Brazilian out of Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth. My understanding is that - following conversations with the Brazilian team’s medical staff - there is not much concern at Arsenal over the severity of Martinelli’s issue.
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