It was a first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal for Arsenal to forget as Alexander Isak's goal and assist powered Newcastle United to a 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium, but while Mikel Arteta gave Newcastle credit for their performance,

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided a fresh injury update ahead of the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow. The Gunners suffered a setback at the weekend. They played out a frustrating 1-1 Premier League draw against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium.

Arsenal goalscorer Ethan Nwaneri was substituted at half-time against Brighton & Hove Albion because of a muscular injury, Mikel Arteta has said. The 17-year-old opened the scoring for Arsenal in the first half with a composed finish but Brighton secured a 1-1 draw thanks to Joao Pedro’s penalty,

Mikel Arteta remained coy when he was quizzed on Raheem Sterling's return date, suggesting the Arsenal forward could feature against Newcastle United

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal remain “very alert” during the January transfer window after Ethan Nwaneri became the latest player hit by injury. Nwaneri picked up a muscle injury during Arsenal’s draw with Brighton on Saturday and is set to be out for a few weeks.

Mikel Arteta has said that Arsenal are "very alert" in the January transfer market after the London club suffered a fresh injury blow with Ethan Nwaneri out for a "few weeks."

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