Mikel Arteta Talk Injury Updates, Players No Go Fit Play for Burnley Match

London, England

As football fans dey prepare go Turf Moor this weekend, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta don yarn plenty about the fitness of im players. E don confirm say two key players, Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba, go miss di clash against Burnley. Dis one no be good news at all for Gunners fans, no be so?

Last weekend, Arsenal manage chop Crystal Palace 1-0, but dem lose both Martinelli and Saliba inside di game. As Arteta talk, “Martinelli still dey out, for Saliba… we go need wait small before we know di matter.”n(Dem no go fit play seriously, abi na drama dem wan carry come?)

After Martinelli bin miss di midweek victory against Brighton, plenty people dey ask wetin go happen next. Mikel reply say, “We no sabi yet, but dis game go come too early for am.” So, if you don dey plan early for your FPL, better remove am, no wahala!

Mikel also run am down on di other long-term sick bay residents. Players like Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke, Martin Odegaard, and Gabriel Jesus still dey on di sidelines. Wetin hand dem dey do? For real, Arteta dey hopeful say some players go don come back after di international break. “I fit talk say some of dem fit return in weeks, and we dey expect some fresh faces soon. Di way dem dey evolve, e go fit happen”—dis one na good news, abi?

Di gaffer express excitement about di prospects of having Martinelli and Saliba back before di North London Derby. Him talk say, “I dey very excited because dem be tremendous players. I dey see dem work every day, dem dey desperate to join di team again. E go be big boost for di squad if dem fit come back soon.” (Na only dem go fit save Arsenal for dis league wahala?)

On di other hand, no be say all di players dey injured. Since Arteta don talk say players like Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori dey available, fans fit hold dem tight as dem dey expect to see more positive attitude from di team.

As dem prepare to face Burnley, Arsenal dey sit as di league leader, hoping to stretch dia lead to seven points. Other teams dey ginger too, like Bournemouth and Tottenham—we go see wetin go happen on Saturday!

In conclusion, make we just dey hopeful say di teams wey dey recover go come back before di critical matches. Make una grab uno palm wine and chill as we go dey watch di match with high hopes and low expectations (as is tradition in Naija).