Gillingham players Armani Little and Ethan Coleman face fitness battle with ankle injuries while Jonny Williams, Josh Andrews, Alex Giles, George Lapslie and Ashley Nadesan have all been receiving treatment

Gillingham have two midfield players battling to be fit before the start of the season.

Armani Little picked up an injury and isn’t expected back training until the week before the season starts against Carlisle United while Ethan Coleman needs a scan on his own ankle injury that isn’t getting any better.

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Youth player Harry Waldock started in the centre of the park on Saurday and first-year pro Stanley Skipper came off the bench in the second half. It’s an area manager Mark Bonner knows they are currently light in numbers.

Summer recruit Little, who joined from AFC Wimbledon, looked bright against Millwall last weekend but rolled his ankle on the Monday.

Bonner said: “We will not see (Armani) probably in the next four friendlies. We have to him back in the week leading up to Carlisle.

“Ethan had a scan in the week on an ankle injury he had last season. He has been out really (since the) off season, resting that and rehabing.

“He is not making much progress so he meets a specialist on Monday and we will get an idea on whether there needs to be any intervention on that.”

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