Mikel Arteta shared the information that alarmed supporters before Arsenal departed the United States.

Barcelona was defeated by Arsenal 5-3. The Gunners’ final summer international friendly in the country is this one.

The deteriorating personnel situation of the national team left Arsenal fans anxious as they left the country of the flag. As a result, Mikel Arteta revealed that Declan Rice, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Folarin Balogun had three injury cases.

Rice was revealed to have had to bandage his calf on Tuesday, which prevented him from playing against Barca. Arteta shared about the British rookie:

“Rice made a pretty good push in training but we didn’t want to take the risk. Rice wasn’t really comfortable in training yesterday or today.”

Meanwhile, Zinchenko is undergoing treatment for a muscle injury and this is why he did not participate in any matches during his tour of the US. Arsenal captain confirmed:

“Unfortunately Zinchenko has a bit of a muscle problem. I think he will be back soon but unfortunately he did not play in the US tour.”

Finally, Balogun, who has a leg injury, has recently had to practice alone. On whether the American striker will play any role at Arsenal this season, Arteta said:

“Yes but first he needs to be fit and ready to play in a few minutes.”