Arsenal played out a frustrating 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest to go 13 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League. After the game, Mikel Arteta at least had some positive news to give about their injured players, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.<\/p>\n
The English winger has been out of action since late December (2024) after sustaining a hamstring injury<\/a> in their 5-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Martinelli, on the other hand, has also missed the Gunners’ last three Premier League games with a similar issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read More<\/span><\/strong>: Arsenal Defender Ruled Out For Rest Of The Season<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Mikel Arteta was asked about whether Saka and the Brazilian winger can be expected to return to action sometime around April (2025). He replied<\/a>: “I think so but again let\u2019s see how they evolve in the next few weeks to make the right steps and then after that, they\u2019ve been out for a long, long time, so we\u2019re going to have to integrate them as well gradually.”<\/p>\n “They are evolving well, but they\u2019re still a bit far. We have a meeting tomorrow to discuss where they are, especially Gabi, who probably has a chance before Bukayo to come in, but how soon that is, we\u2019ll have to see how it evolves in the next week or 10 days.”<\/p>\n At this moment, going by the Spanish manager’s latest update, it’s evident that neither Saka nor Martinelli are going to immediately going to get back into action. If they are indeed back to fitness in April, that means the duo might end up missing quite a few more important matches for the Gunners.<\/p>\nWhen Could Saka and Martinelli Be Back?<\/h3>\n