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Gabriel may return for Arsenal towards Newcastle. Picture by Mike Hewitt/Getty Photographs
Mikel Arteta will hopefully have one thing to shout about on the conclusion of Arsenal’s coaching session on Friday, with Gabriel on the verge of being match to play towards Newcastle.
When the wonderful Brazilian centre-back limped off towards Liverpool, the Gunners and their supporters may’ve been forgiven for considering the worst.
With the likes of captain, Martin Odegaard, on the sidelines too, dropping Gabriel was set to be an enormous blow.
Arsenal may have Gabriel again towards Newcastle
Arguably, on condition that William Saliba was additionally not obtainable, Arsenal not having their first-choice centre-back pairing in situ for almost all of the second half towards the Reds was all the time more likely to see a comeback from Arne Slot’s males.
The North Londoners would possibly contemplate the draw as two factors dropped, although within the circumstances, simply as on the Etihad Stadium beforehand, it was some extent hard-earned and effectively deserved.
On Friday morning, there gave the impression to be just a little extra encouraging information popping out of the Arsenal camp too.
????? Gabriel Magalhães, prepared to come back again for Arsenal after small damage.
“If he trains with us immediately, he will likely be obtainable this weekend”, says Arteta. pic.twitter.com/d35k4dDarl
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 1, 2024
Dependable journalist, Fabrizio Romano, famous Arteta’s pre-match press convention phrases on Gabriel.
“If he trains with us immediately, he will likely be obtainable this weekend,” says Arteta.
That will likely be music to the ears of Gunners followers, given how essential the centre-back has been this season.
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Though Ben White, Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all nonetheless unavailable, Gabriel’s inclusion towards the Magpies would shore up the centre of Arsenal’s defence, which will likely be key towards the likes of Alexander Isak et al.
With fixtures coming thick and quick too over the approaching weeks, the worldwide break in mid-November, arguably an inconvenience below regular circumstances, would possibly come as a blessing to the Gunners and provides their injured stars the right alternative to get again to full health.
