The 10 Arsenal players who have withdrawn from international duty due to injury
Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka joined Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba in withdrawing from international duty
Arsenal are preparing for their most important run of fixtures in over 20 years - but Mikel Arteta is facing a growing injury list as a host of his star players have withdrawn from international duty over the last week. The Gunners may have lost the Carabao Cup final to title rivals Manchester City but they remain alive in their three most important trophies this season, with a nine-point lead over City in the Premier League and through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and FA Cup . But Arteta is potentially facing a selection crisis ahead of the start of a pivotal week, kicking off with the FA Cup quarter-final against Southampton and the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Sporting Lisbon, while a potential title decider against Pep Guardiola’s side looms large as well.
Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke all withdrew from England’s squad to face Japan at Wembley on Tuesday - and there are now 10 withdrawals in total from various international squads. Eberechi Eze - England Withdraw date - Sunday 22 March What was said: The midfielder missed the Carabao Cup final due to a calf injury and is reportedly facing several weeks out. England only said that Eze had been ruled from the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan “through injury”.
Arteta said before the final that Arsenal had “tried everything” to get the midfielder ready. William Saliba - France Withdraw date - Monday 23 March What was said: France confirmed Saliba had withdrawn from their squad to play Brazil and Colombia due to a “left ankle injury”. The centre-back had played 90 minutes in the Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City.
Gabriel Magalhaes - Brazil Withdraw date - Monday 23 March What was said: Saliba’s centre-back partner also played 90 minutes in the Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley. "After the game... [Gabriel] complained of pain in his right knee,” a statement from Brazil said ahead of the games against France and Croatia in the United States.
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