{"id":578174,"date":"2021-01-09T19:35:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T00:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=578174"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:30:13","slug":"mikel-arteta-provides-update-on-gabriel-martinelli-injury-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/09\/mikel-arteta-provides-update-on-gabriel-martinelli-injury-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta Provides Update on Gabriel Martinelli Injury Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal’s<\/a> Gabriel Martinelli<\/a> appears to have suffered another injury setback as he was unable to play in the Gunners’ FA Cup third round fixture against Newcastle United<\/a>. The forward was set to make an appearance in Mikel Arteta’s starting 11 but he sustained an ankle injury during the pre-match warmups. Martinelli was due to make his fifth appearance of the 2020\/21 season after returning in December from a knee injury that kept him out for six months.<\/p>\n

Arteta Provides Injury Update on Gabriel Martinelli<\/h2>\n

Arteta Provides Initial Reaction to Injury<\/h3>\n

Following Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Newcastle, Arteta spoke to the media about Martinelli’s injury in the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n

According to the club’s official website<\/a>, he stated: “I went to the medical room and he was in tears. He was in a lot of pain and we’re going to have to see how he is. It didn’t look good. He was in pain so I imagine that we’re not going to have good news with him.”<\/p>\n

The Arsenal manager is not optimistic about the outcome of this injury. Arteta did mention Martinelli should be undergoing a scan on Sunday to get a clearer picture of the severity of the injury.<\/p>\n

Another Setback<\/h3>\n

It’s been a difficult six months for Martinelli. He began his time with Arsenal in decent form as he registered ten goals and four assists in 26 appearances in all competitions<\/a> during the 2019\/20 campaign. However, he would not finish the season with the Gunnars as he sustained a knee injury<\/a> during a training session in June, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2019\/20 season.<\/p>\n

Martinelli recently returned to action for Arsenal in December. He made four appearances<\/a> during the final month of 2020 and registered an assist in a 4-1 loss to Manchester City<\/a> in the Carabao Cup quarter-final. Against Chelsea<\/a>, he recorded four shots<\/a>, two of which were on target, in the massive 3-1 victory for the Gunners. After these strong performances for Arsenal, Martinelli could be looking at more time off the pitch in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

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