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Arsenal will be without defender William Saliba for Man City trip on Wednesday. The 22 year old defender’s back injury is not showing sufficient progress. He Also likely to miss Chelsea game next week. There is Increasing concern that his season is over but not yet confirmed
The centre-back's recent absence has coincided with the team's worrying run that has seen them draw the previous three matches - conceding seven goals in that time.
Sources have indicated Saliba has returned to training on the grass in the last few days, raising hope that he could play some role in Wednesday's huge clash against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
But as of Sunday night the club's hopes of having Saliba available for the potential title decider were fading.As revealed last week, Saliba is ready to play through the pain barrier to play in Arsenal's title run-in despite concerns of injury complications if he is rushed back.
Arsenal are now desperate to avoid that scenario and have been very cautious in plotting Saliba's return.The nature of Saliba's injury has not been fully communicated, though sources say the back problem is linked to painful 'structural damage' to his lower back that has also caused concern to one of his lumbar discs, although the club insist his prolonged absence is not as a result of a disc problem. It must be a big blow for the Gunners but we wish Saliba a speedy recovery and hope he returns soon