Arsenal ready to study extent of Gabriel, Jurrien Timber accidents – Mikel Arteta

Arsenal are ready to find the extent of the obvious accidents sustained by Gabriel and Jurrien Timber throughout Sunday’s 2-2 house draw with Liverpool.

Gabriel, 26, went down with the harm within the fiftieth minute and obtained therapy on the pitch.

The Brazilian walked off earlier than coming again on however then went down once more three minutes later and was changed by Jakub Kiwior, earlier than heading down the tunnel.

Timber went down within the 72nd minute earlier than additionally making an attempt to proceed. The 23-year-old solely lasted 4 minutes earlier than taking place once more, with Myles Lewis-Skelly changing him.

“I don’t know however he couldn’t run,” Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta stated when requested about Gabriel’s harm. “I don’t know what occurred, if it was the knee joint or ankle. They’re assessing him proper now.”

Timber had been an harm doubt earlier than the match, having missed Arsenal’s final three video games, and Arteta stated on the Dutchman: “We’ve carried out every part we might to speed up the method. He was so prepared.

“The medical workers did wonderful work. I don’t know the extent of the harm, if there may be one. The identical with huge Gabi.”

Having additionally been an harm doubt going into the sport, Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead within the ninth minute with a ruthless near-post end after being performed in by Ben White. Virgil van Dijk equalised for Liverpool 9 minutes later after he headed house a nook that had been flicked on by Luis Diaz.

Arsenal retook the lead simply earlier than the break, with Mikel Merino scoring his first objective for the membership as he headed in a Declan Rice free kick.

Liverpool utilized stress for a lot of the second half and, following the accidents to Gabriel and Timber, Darwin Nunez laid the ball off to Mohamed Salah who completed first time previous David Raya within the 81st minute.

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