In light of Eddie Nketiah’s recent injury problems, Mikel Arteta wishes the striker well after he hobbled off the field on Wednesday
After the World Cup, Arsenal originally relied on Eddie Nketiah to start games because Gabriel Jesus was injured. Six goals across all categories were scored by the 23-year-old striker in December and January, who performed admirably. However, his performance seemed to suffer in February as news of a minor injury surfaced.
Leandro Trossard took Nketiah’s place in the starting squad for this week’s games against Leicester City and Everton.
Nevertheless, the ex-Arsenal youth striker entered both games, and even helped set up a late goal against Everton. Nketiah was observed to have a slight limp after that game, and Mikel Arteta addressed the issue in his post-match news conference.
Arteta acknowledged, “Hopefully he is fine, he finished the game well but he has been carrying a little thing. The good news is that if Nketiah is unavailable, Arsenal has backup options with Trossard doing well up front and Gabriel Jesus eventually getting close to a return.
The England u21 record scorer demonstrated on Wednesday that even if he isn’t healthy enough to start, he can still make a difference off the substitute. As we enter the season’s closing three months, that will be crucial.
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