Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided an injury/Covid-19update on the defensive duo of TakehiroTomiyasu and Bernd Leno. Mikel Arteta gave the update on the two players during his pre-match presser on Friday afternoon ahead of the Brentford game this weekend.
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Arsenal are one of the favourites to clinch fourth position at the end of the current Premier League season and a win over Brentford will provide a boost towards the bid to meet that top-four target. Ahead of the game, Mikel Arteta informed the media that both Tomiyasu and Leno are available after missing the last Premier League encounter, a 1-0 away win over Wolves. The Gunners had to finish the Wolves game with ten men after Brazilian attacker Gabriel Martinelli was sent off for two yellow cards in a passage of play by centre referee Michael Oliver.
Japanese defender Tomiyasu has missed the last two games in the league due to the recurrence of a calf injury, but Arteta says he’s available for selection ahead of the home clash with the Bees. For German shot stopper Leno, he has recovered from Covid-19 and should make the squad for the Brentford game according to Arteta.