Saliba and Timber missed training on Tuesday (Picture: Getty)Arsenal duo William Saliba and Jurrien Timber have been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League game against Kairat. Both players were absent from training on Tuesday following Sunday’s devastating 3-2 defeat to Manchester United. Mikel Arteta’s side will now seek to get back to winning ways against the Kazakh champions at the Emirates on Wednesday. Another win will see Gunners qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League as league phase winners having won all seven games ahead of tomorrow’s final round if fixtures. Whether it was with this competition, domestic league and Champions League, or with international players playing for their countries as well, Arteta said.

Source: Metro January 27, 2026 15:55 UTC