Mikel Arteta is not going to believe that his poor luck.

In the exact same game as crucial player Bukayo Saka scored on his very long-awaited return from personal injury, the Arsenal manager lost Yet another in centre-back again Gabriel in advance of their Champions League quarter-remaining against Genuine Madrid up coming week.

The Brazil defender limped off in the primary 50 percent of Tuesday's 2-1 acquire in opposition to Fulham that has a hamstring harm - a difficulty which has plagued the Gunners squad this year, with ahead Kai Havertz's period ended by an identical difficulty and Saka sidelined for one hundred and one days.

To add to Arteta's defensive worries, Netherlands Intercontinental Jurrien Timber also needed to be withdrawn from Fulham that has a knee harm, even though Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori have been ruled out of the sport with knee issues.