Mikel Arteta acknowledged that Arsenal’s growing injury list would make them susceptible in their quest for a trophy this year.
Arsenal defeated League One side, Wigan 4-0 at the Emirates to secure their spot in the FA Cup’s fifth round.
However, Ben White was substituted in the second half, while Riccardo Calafiori was unable to start due to an injury sustained during the warm-up.
Captain Martin Odegaard did not feature at all after taking a hit during Thursday’s 1-1 draw between Arsenal and Brentford.
Mikel Merino is anticipated to miss the rest of the season due to foot surgery, and Kai Havertz is slated to miss at least the rest of the month.
Arteta Worried About His Team
According to ESPN, when asked if he was worried his squad was getting thin, Arteta replied: “Yes. Before it was the strikers, then it was the defenders and now it is the midfielders [getting injured].
“We are coping with that. But we need some players back and fit, not only for numbers but different options in relation to the opponents we have, so the quicker they are back the better.”
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Arsenal, who lead the Premier League by four points, will play Wolves at Molineux on Wednesday before facing Tottenham in a crucial north London derby the following weekend.
Here, they maintained their remote possibility of pulling off an unprecedented quadruple by cruising into the fifth round.
In the span of 17 first-half minutes, Gabriel Jesus, Jack Hunt with an own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, and Noni Madueke all scored goals.
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