Arsenal face a nervous wait to learn the measure of You Maduekhis knee injury, but the winger appeared in good spirits as he celebrated the Gunners’ achievement in Champions League semi-final.
A dull stalemate against Sporting CP IN Emirates on Wednesday it was enough to secure Arsenal’s place in the final four of the competition thanks to a 1-0 away result. Lisbon last week.
The result set up a semi-final clash with Atletico Madrid but Mikel ArtetaThe focus for now is on determining the season Premier League match with Manchester City on Sunday.
The Arsenal manager is already dealing with a number of injury problems Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori are all absent.
There was also concern for Madueke when he was forced off in the second half against Sporting.
The former Chelsea star, who had a particular injury scare while on international duty with England last month, collided with Pedro Goncalves on the touchline with Max Dowman brought on for the remainder of the game.
Arteta confirmed it was a knee problem after the game but was unable to provide any further updates. “There was something in his knee, we had to remove it,” said Arteta.
“I don’t know the extent of it.”
But there appeared to be positive signs at the final whistle in footage recorded by journalist Ryan Taylor.
As Arsenal’s players celebrated the hard-fought result that secured their place in the semi-finals, Madueke jumped to join his team-mates with Saka and Timber also emerging from the tunnel.
As he limped off, the winger didn’t appear too bothered by the issue, smiling and laughing with his teammates.
Arteta is expected to give a further update on his side when he speaks to the media on Friday.
Saka has not played since the Carabao Cup final with Arteta revealing this week that he is dealing with an Achilles injury.
Having yet to return to first-team training, he remains a doubt for Sunday’s trip to the Etihad.
Madueke has served as Saka’s tutor throughout the season, but any doubts over his fitness could open the door for 16-year-old Dowman to start against Pep Guardiola’s side.
