Saliba 'not progressing as quickly' as Arsenal hoped

William Saliba limped off during Arsenal's Europa League last-16 second leg defeat against Sporting Lisbon. His recovery process is not going as the Gunners had hoped.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta spoke about his condition at the press conference ahead of the Premier League game against Southampton.

"He’s not progressing as quickly as we hoped and it is a bit delicate so we want to be certain that when we push him, he's ready to absorb the load and the risk that we'll take, and that's not possible at the moment.

"There is some evolution, he's doing more activity but is not there yet to start to throw him into the pitch at the level the sessions demand to compete in this league," Arteta told reporters.

 

April 20, 2023