Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he has manage Gabriel Magalhães and Riccardo Calafiori’s minutes as both players are dealing with an injury ‘issue’.
The Brazilian defender was taken off at halftime of the Gunners’ 5-2 win at West Ham United after receiving a punch in the head from goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski as both men went for a cross in the box.
Gabriel‘s substitution was unrelated to the collision, however, as the 26-year-old was carrying a knock he sustained in the 5-1 win over Sporting CP during the week.
“It was related to the previous injury he had in Lisbon,” Arteta told Sky Sports. “He did great to be a part of that. With that result and the state he is feeling, we decided to take him off.”
