Thomas Partey injury ‘significant’ - Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has raised doubts that Thomas Partey could miss the rest of the season, describing his thigh injury as “significant” and a “little bit ambiguous”. The Ghana midfielder had to come during Monday’s surprise 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, which damaged his club’s chances of finishing in the Premier League’s top four. Ad/> Arteta has also backed Nuno Tavares to bounce back from being hooked at half-time of that match, ahead of facing Brighton at the Emirates tomorrow.

But he was less hopeful about Partey’s situation. Premier LeagueArsenal, Spurs, Man Utd and the battle to make a mockery of the ‘Champions’ League – The Warm-Up05/04/2022 AT 08:10 “It is a little bit ambiguous, but he has a significant injury and we’ll have to keep assessing him but he will be out for some weeks,” he said. “It’s an area where he had a previous injury and he felt it straight away — he’s not fit.” With Kieran Tierney out for the rest of the season, Tavares filled in at left-back — but he was substituted and replaced by Gabriel Martinelli at half-time, after he was given a torrid time at Selhurst Park.

But Arteta is sure the young Portuguese defender will not suffer from a crisis of confidence. “Throughout your career you have to go through some difficult moments. That’s the development curve of a player, it’s very much with ups and downs and we are here to try and help him and make his career better,” said Arteta.