Thomas Partey: Arsenal midfielder has to undergo magnetic resonance imaging after FA Cup fourth round defeat to Manchester City | Football news
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will have an MRI later this week after suffering an injury in the FA Cup fourth round defeat to Manchester City.
Partey was substituted at half-time lost friday night when he was replaced by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed the Ghanaian, who has been a major influence during their season, is experiencing “some discomfort”.
Arteta said: “He was feeling uncomfortable and it was getting worse and worse.
“He’s not comfortable to carry on. (Saturday) or the next day he’ll have an MRI and see what he’s got.
“Currently we have Mo (Elneny’s) injury. We can’t let him get fit. (Albert) Sambi came on and played well.
“It’s true that Thomas has a big influence and a great personality and in the second half we didn’t have him.”
The Gunners are looking for a new midfielder before the transfer window closes and any serious injury to the 29-year-old could accelerate those plans before Tuesday’s deadline, with Mohamed Elneny now are traumatized.
Arsenal made a £60m offer for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo which was turned down on Friday.
The south coast club insist Caicedo is not for sale this January transfer window, but Arsenal are still interested and are deciding whether to return with a better offer.
Late on Friday, The Ecuador international posted a social media post asking Brighton to take a ‘great opportunity’ after Arsenal’s £60m offer.
When asked about the 21-year-old’s move after the defeat to Man City, Arteta replied: “You know, I won’t comment on any player until everything is done, and I will. continue like that.”
Asked if Arsenal hoped to stay busy in the coming days, the Spaniard replied: “We’ve been quite active in the market.
“We have some things that are needed and if there is something else the club are willing to try to do it when it makes sense and hopefully it’s a player who can improve our squad.”
Keane: I expected more from Arsenal against Man City
Roy Keane said he “expected more” from Arsenal during the 0-1 FA Cup loss to Man City and called their performance “disappointing”.
The north London side top the Premier League, five points ahead of City but they were beaten by Nathan Ake’s second-half goal in their first meeting of the season.
However, Arteta made six changes from last weekend’s Premier League win over Manchester United, while City made just two, bringing the likes of Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne into the squad. start.
Former Manchester United midfielder Keane says TV: “It’s hard to judge Arsenal tonight because of the squad they put out.
“Looking at the starting line-up, you can feel this is not their priority. They want to win the Premier League.
“But I know the players are going to break down in the next few days because they don’t want to be beaten.
“They will recover and if they go on to win the league they will say they have to sacrifice this game, but when you make so many changes especially defensively you send the message that you are not mind that – that’s not a good message to send.
“I expected more from Arsenal tonight but they were disappointing.”
Pep: Arsenal will change everything in title race
Pep Guardiola has dismissed suggestions that City’s 1-0 win will have any impact on the Premier League title race.
The Spaniard admitted the tactics employed by his former assistant Mikel Arteta surprised him when an Arsenal man-in-the-middle interrupted City’s flow.
“It was a tight game, a difficult opponent to play,” said Guardiola. “The second half went better beyond 10 minutes after the goal.
“I didn’t expect this approach, one on one. It made the process difficult. In the second half we had to communicate with Erling (Haaland) more than usual, that’s what we had to do. But it’s a win, next round, we’ll see what we have to do.”
City travel to the Emirates on February 15 in the Premier League but Guardiola said he does not think the result will have any effect.
He said: “I’m pretty sure both teams will tweak something.
“I have a feeling now they’re going to do something different.”
Keane: It will take a long time to stop Man City
Guardiola’s side have now won their last three games after suffering consecutive defeats earlier this month.
Keane told TV: “Pep Guardiola criticized his players a few weeks ago but they responded well.
“These guys have been winners for years, of course, so they’ve gotten used to it. It’s going to take a lot of work to stop them.”
“What we see tonight is the experience that Manchester City have shown over the last few years, knowing how to win games.
“There was a real mistake from Arsenal and they were punished for it.
“It’s good to win games when you’re not at your best and there’s a lot more to come from Man City. Tonight they weren’t in their best form but in the FA Cup it’s important to complete it. successful job.”