Arsenal will be without Mikel Arteta on the touchline for Saturday’s Premier League clash against Manchester City after testing positive for Covid-19.
The Gunners confirmed on their official website that the Basque coach will not face his former side at the Emirates after catching Covid-19 a second time in 18 months.
Arteta becomes the latest figure at Arsenal to test positive after Pablo Mari and Albert Sambi Lokonga were confirmed to have had Covid-19 over the festive period.
Cases in the virus have gone haywire in recent weeks amongst the Premier League and English football at large, with multiple matches being postponed due to squads being struck with Covid.
Arsenal’s fixture against Wolves, which was due to take place on Tuesday, was postponed due to rising Covid cases for the Black Country side, and now Arteta has contracted the virus.
With the Gunners on a five-game winning run and confidence at an all-time high, losing Arteta on the touchline is a huge blow for Arsenal, with the manager one of the most animated and motivational during matches.
Indeed, Saturday’s game against City will be one of the biggest Arsenal play in some time, and supporters are now dreading the fixture with Arteta set to miss the match due to a positive Covid test.
Arsenal fans react as Arteta tests positive for Covid
Three points or any kind of result against City will be huge for the north London side in their aspirations to finish in the top-four. And with Arteta now out, supporters are fearing another beating from Pep Guardiola’s side.
Heres’ what some Arsenal fans had to say about Arteta testing positive for Covid on Twitter…
https://twitter.com/solskbae/status/1476206832020377601
https://twitter.com/SB_humbl/status/1476172338823671815
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