Arteta sweating on health of 4 gamers forward of Leicester conflict | Arseblog Information

0
465

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal was grappling with a disease virus at camp when explaining why Benjamin White had to be substituted off in the second half of the 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Leeds United.

The center-back received medical treatment 10 minutes into the second half and it was decided he could not continue. As the crowd tried to figure out what had happened, his replacement, Calum Chambers, gave the Gunners the lead with his first touch.

The Gunners secured their place in the quarter-finals of the competition thanks to Eddie Nketiah after the striker took advantage of Leeds’ lax defense.

In view of Arsenal’s trip to Leicester on Saturday, Arteta explained the decision to replace White and gave an update on Pablo Mari who was due to take off.

“There’s a mistake going on,” Arteta said in his post-game press conference.

“We have Pablo. lost [Mari] he didn’t feel well today either. Ben had it for the last day or two, too. He wasn’t feeling well, so we decided to take him off. “

The manager also spoke about the absence of Kieran Tierney, who is missing a second game in a row, and Martin Odegaard.

“Both are out with two different injuries,” he said. “They tried yesterday, but they weren’t doing well. Hopefully in the next few days they can feel better and be available to Leicester. “