William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli will miss Arsenal’s Carabao Cup fourth round clash with Brighton & Hove Albion, manager Mikel Arteta announced Tuesday.
Saliba was replaced by Cristhian Mosquera at half-time in the 1–0 win over Crystal Palace at the weekend, sparking fresh concern about the Frenchman owing to an ankle injury suffered earlier this season. Martinelli, meanwhile, required treatment after the same game, having replaced Bukayo Saka in the second half at Emirates Stadium.
Arteta has previously suggested players are out of contention, prior to including them in the team, but the Spaniard was adamant in his pre-match press conference that both will miss out against Brighton.
“(Saliba)’s out. We are assessing him but he won’t be involved in this match,” Arteta said in his pre-match press conference. “It looks like (Martinelli)’s going to be out as well. We have to do some more tests and see the extent of the injury, but this game is going to be too early for him.”
