Thomas Partey will be evaluated to determine whether or not he can play in this weekend’s match against Aston Villa, according to Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta.
Thomas Partey suffered a late injury and was unable to play in Wednesday’s match between Arsenal and Manchester City.
Several Arsenal supporters claimed that the 29-year-absence old’s was to blame for their team’s loss to Manchester City at the Emirates.
Ahead of Arsenal’s game against Aston Villa on February 18, 2023, Arteta gave an update on the injured players and disclosed that the medical team have to monitor Partey to know when he will return to action.
“We have to assess him [Partey] again today, he had a little muscle discomfort & we have to see how he is. Emile [Smith Rowe] will be training today, so if he’s fine, he will be in the squad. Gabi [Jesus] is still not there,” the Arsenal coach said at the press conference ahead of the Aston Villa match.
Partey has played a key role in Arsenal’s quest to challenge for the Premier League title. The former Atletico Madrid player has played 18 out of 22 matches and scored 2 goals in the campaign.