Arsenal duo Martin Zubimendi and Ben White have presented Mikel Arteta with fresh fitness worries ahead of Saturday's Premier League trip to Fulham. The latter was nowhere to be seen during the open training session at London Colney, whilst Zubimendi observed proceedings from the touchline alongside Gunners sporting director Andrea Berta.

However, Arteta received encouraging news regarding Piero Hincapie's involvement, with the deadline-day signing participating after managing only limited minutes since his Bayer Leverkusen switch due to a groin complaint that sidelined him for five matches. The Gunners have been hit hard by injury woes throughout this campaign, with William Saliba, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard among those forced to sit out fixtures.

Captain Odegaard is now sidelined with a knee setback that is anticipated to rule him out until November. Arsenal's skipper had previously been withdrawn during two different matches due to a shoulder issue before sustaining an MCL problem ahead of the October international break.

Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz are also eyeing comebacks next month, though Arteta's assessment of the German suggests he might return sooner than expected. "With Kai, we...