ARSENAL boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed the return date for injured star man Thomas Partey after the midfielder missed the Gunners’ trip to Aston Villa.
Arteta’s team ended their Premier League woes in February with a 4-2 win over Villa, managed by former manager Unai Emery.
Ollie Watkins opened the scoring before Bukayo Saka equalised.
Philippe Coutinho restored Villa’s lead before half-time, but the Midlands club were unable to hold on in the second 45.
Oleksandr Zinchenko grabbed Arsenal’s second before an Emiliano Martinez own-goal and a Gabriel Martinelli strike in added-time saw Arsenal snatch all three points.
Despite the win, Arsenal have struggled without star man Partey.
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The Ghanaian midfielder missed the crunch midweek 3-1 defeat to Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium after picking up a muscular injury and was absent again for Saturday’s trip to Villa Park.
And boss Arteta has confirmed when fans can expect to see Partey back in contention to play.
Speaking to BT sport pre-game, Arteta said on Partey: “He’s not fit.
“He didn’t even train with us yesterday.
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“He wasn’t feeling good enough to do that so he probably need another week.”
The turnaround at Villa has fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier league with title rivals Manchester City playing Nottingham Forest later in the day.
Arsenal’s next fixture is away to Leicester, before they take on Everton at home.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
