“He’s been very good to be honest. He’s a special character. He knows, he’s starting to realise the extent of the injury and the amount of time he’s going to be out. But he’s in a good place. We are willing to help him obviously and be close to him, but we know it’s going to be a long journey.”
Arteta, too, suggested Arsenal could dip their toe back into the market following the injury setback. “We are always open and we have to be open as well to react if something happens, not only with an injury but if something happens in the market as well. That’s what we’re doing.” Arteta also highlighted a number of other injury issues when asked if the problems could link back to the amount of football that players are being asked to complete.Arteta also highlighted other serious injuries in the early weeks of the season, such as Tyrone Mings