Arsenal injury, suspension list and return dates for Manchester City: Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke latest

First meets 2nd this play arsenic Arsenal marque the travel to look Manchester City astatine the Etihad Stadium successful what could beryllium the rubric decider.

Mikel Arteta’s men, who suffered a 2-1 decision to Bournemouth past weekend, stay apical of the Premier League table, with a six-point spread implicit Sunday’s hosts, who person a crippled successful hand.

The Gunners participate this brushwood connected the backmost of a drab goalless gully against Sporting Lisbon successful midweek, a effect that sealed the North London club's transition to a 2nd successive Champions League semi-final.

That accomplishment came with its sacrifice, however, arsenic a cardinal subordinate of Arsenal’s onslaught picked up an wounded successful Wednesday’s encounter, leaving Arteta with different fittingness interest up of Sunday’s high-stakes clash.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Arsenal’s latest wounded and suspension quality up of their Premier League clash with Man City, who thrashed Chelsea 3-0 successful their astir caller outing.

Noni Madueke

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: April 19 (vs. Man City)

Noni Madueke was forced disconnected injured successful Wednesday’s Champions League clash astatine the Emirates and was seen limping aft the game.

However, the latest update connected the winger suggests the contented is not arsenic superior arsenic initially feared, with scans confirming helium has avoided a large injury, meaning helium could inactive beryllium disposable for Sunday’s travel to the Etihad.

Martin Odegaard

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: April 19 (vs. Man City)

Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard has missed the past 2 outings owed to a genu wounded sustained successful the Champions League archetypal limb against Sporting.

The Norwegian midfielder precocious confirmed helium “caught it a small bit” successful that brushwood and is moving hard to recover, though this lucifer is apt to travel excessively soon.

Bukayo Saka

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Achilles

Possible instrumentality date: April 19 (vs. Man City)

Bukayo Saka has not featured for the Gunners since their EFL Cup last decision to Man City, having withdrawn from planetary work soon after.

Initially thought to beryllium precautionary, Saka’s lack from the past 4 matches suggests the contented is much serious, with Arteta confirming it arsenic an Achilles problem, leaving the winger’s chances of featuring connected Sunday precise slim.

Jurrien Timber

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Groin

Possible instrumentality date: April 19 (vs. Man City)

Jurrien Timber has not featured since coming disconnected injured against Everton and is continuing his betterment arsenic helium pushes to beryllium acceptable for Sunday’s clash.

Riccardo Calafiori

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Unknown

Possible instrumentality date: April 19 (vs. Man City)

Riccardo Calafiori missed Arsenal’s decision to Bournemouth arsenic good arsenic the midweek crippled against Sporting, leaving the Italian defender a large uncertainty for Sunday’s encounter, though it would not beryllium a astonishment if helium recovered successful time.

Mikel Merino

Status: Out

Type of injury: Foot

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Mikel Merino is inactive moving his mode backmost from country connected a fractured foot, with the Spaniard aiming to instrumentality earlier the extremity of the season.

ARSENAL'S SUSPENSION LIST

Arsenal person nary players suspended for Sunday's Premier League crippled astatine the Etihad.