Arsenal has been dealt another major injury blow amid its Premier League title race with Liverpool. Mikel Arteta's side will be without the Brazilian winger Gabriel Martinelli for more than a month with a hamstring issue.
The 23-year-old has had a scan today after picking up the problem during the Gunners' 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United this week. The results, according to The Athletic, have confirmed he will miss league matches against Leicester City, West Ham United and Nottingham Forest, and potentially Manchester United and Chelsea.
The next round of the Champions League falls within that time period too, though Arsenal does not yet know its next opponent. Having tried and failed to sign another forward in January, with Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins unsuccessfully targeted, Arsenal is already light in that department.
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