Pre-season: Why I dropped Timber, Gabriel Magalhães from Arsenal squad vs AC Milan – Arteta
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has revealed why Gabriel Magalhães and Jurrien Timber were out of the squad for their 1-0 win over AC Milan on Wednesday night.
Bukoyo Saka’s lone strike was all the Gunners needed to beat the Italian side in Singapore on Wednesday.
Magalhães did not take part in the game due to a niggle, while Timber is yet to return to full training.
After the game the former Manchester City assistant coach said he did not involve the two defenders in the game to minimise risk ahead of the new season.
The Spaniard would not want to use players who are not fully fit.
He said via Football London, “With Jurrien he is still not there. He is still not fully training yet with us. Gabby had a little niggle the other day in training.”
He noted that Magalhães has been out so long hence the need to manage him.
Speaking about Saka, who had an injury layoff last season, Arteta said the winger is back to his best.
Pre-season: Why I dropped Timber, Gabriel Magalhães from Arsenal squad vs AC Milan – Arteta
