The international break has brought mixed news for Mikel Arteta on the injury front with 10 senior first team players heading back to London Colney in varying states of disrepair.

Arsenal’s quadruple pursuit ended just over a week ago when they were well beaten by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final and the Gunners aren’t back in competitive action until this weekend’s FA Cup tie at Southampton.

Quite what side Arteta will be able to select for the trip to St Mary’s remains to be seen and the picture is sure to change over the course of the coming days as Arsenal’s medical department gets a firmer idea on the state the walking wounded are in.

Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke appear almost certain to miss out with the latter seen wearing a knee brace as he walked through the mixed zone following England’s 1-1 draw with Uruguay on Friday night.

As for the rest,Arteta is unlikely to take risks with the likes of Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Martin Zubimendi or either of his first-choice central defenders, espcially with a Champions League quarter-final and potentially decisive Premier League game against City on the horizon.

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