Mikel Arteta gave an update on Arsenal’s injury concerns on the eve of the clash with Sporting (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta has confirmed Gabriel Magalhaes, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard are all fully fit and available for Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Sporting. Gabriel played the full 90 minutes of Arsenal’s Carabao Cup final loss to Manchester City, but was forced off with a knee problem in the side’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Southampton at the weekend. ‘Yes, yes and yes,’ Arteta told reporters when asked if Gabriel, Rice and Trossard were ready to feature against Sporting upon the squad’s arrival in Portugal. With Arsenal’s squad still hurting after back-to-back defeats in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, Arteta hopes his players are able to use the ‘pain’ they have experienced to drive themselves towards something positive. ‘They are in a high moment,’ Arteta said when asked about the threat posed by Sporting.

Source: Metro April 06, 2026 18:24 UTC