Mikel Arteta issues Gabriel Magalhaes injury update: Arsenal boss reveals West Ham United injury concern

 was substituted off against West Ham United on Saturday evening as a result of a reoccurrence of the injury issue he suffered against Sporting Lisbon last Tuesday, Mikel Arteta has said.

The Gunners emerged as 5-2 victors away from home against the Hammers, with the visitors racing into a 4-0 lead after just 36 minutes.

The Brazilian has proved vital for Arsenal in the last two campaigns, with set pieces an important part of the Gunners’ gameplan.

© ImageA challenging Premier League season so far

Martin Odegaard has only recently been restored to the starting lineup, while the likes of Mikel Merino and Ben White have also missed games this term.

Prior to the match against the Hammers, it was also revealed that Thomas Partey and Mikel Merino would not make the squad as a result of injuries.

Arteta was keen to highlight the importance of his squad in the aftermath of Arsenal’s win against West Ham, saying: “We had an issue with [Gabriel], we have an issue with Ricky [Riccardo Calafiori] as well, yesterday we lost [Thomas Partey] and [Mikel Merino] and [Myles Lewis-Skelly] which was very bad news.

“What I’m really happy about is [Jakub Kiwior] has to come in, he does really well. [Oleksandr Zinchenko] the same, Jorginho, I thought he was exceptional today as well. That’s the level, every three days we’re going to need everybody at their best and it’s a good sign that the team can do that.”

A statement win?

While it is difficult to produce statement wins when trailing by six – potentially nine – points in the title race, Arsenal were at least able to remind the rest of the Premier League of the team’s quality.

It is no accident that the return of Odegaard has coincided with Bukayo Saka‘s breathtaking form, and the Gunners arguably boast one of the best right flanks in world football.