\n<\/p>\n
Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta <\/strong>says Rice will do everything he can to be fit for the last-eight clash on Wednesday night – but any injury to the midfielder would be a blow for the Gunners in the biggest week of their season.<\/p>\nWith Arsenal needing to finish the job against Sporting CP on Wednesday, the Gunners lead 1-0 on aggregate, they also have a huge Premier League clash with Manchester City on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, <\/em>which is billed as a ‘title decider’.<\/p>\n“We have to wait until tomorrow morning to see how a few of the boys are and make the right decision,” said Arteta on Tuesday.<\/p>\nAsked what Rice’s injury is, Arteta replied: “I don’t want to do that, we have to wait and see how he is tomorrow. He wasn’t able to train.”<\/p>\nHowever, Rice did appear to be limping during the second half against Bournemouth after landing awkwardly – and Arteta admitted it is “part of the issue”.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Mikel Arteta responds to questions around Arsenal feeling anxious heading into the final stages of the season.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n“He’s played a lot of games,” said Arteta. “That is part of the issue, but he’s going to try and do everything he can to be with us that’s for sure.”<\/p>\nArsenal also have been missing Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard<\/strong> and Riccardo Calafiori<\/strong> in recent weeks – and none of them were in open training on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\nSaka has not appeared for Arsenal since getting injured on England duty and Arteta hopes he will be back in “days not weeks”.<\/p>\n“It’s something he was carrying for a while. It was an Achilles issue.<\/p>\n“No. It’s progression. Hopefully it’s a matter of days not weeks. It’s about loading more and see where he’s at.”<\/p>\nPiero Hincapie <\/strong>and God bless you<\/strong> – who were only fit enough for the bench for the defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday – were both in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. 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With Arsenal needing to finish the job against Sporting CP on Wednesday, the Gunners lead 1-0 on aggregate, they also have a huge Premier League clash with Manchester City on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, <\/em>which is billed as a ‘title decider’.<\/p>\n“We have to wait until tomorrow morning to see how a few of the boys are and make the right decision,” said Arteta on Tuesday.<\/p>\nAsked what Rice’s injury is, Arteta replied: “I don’t want to do that, we have to wait and see how he is tomorrow. He wasn’t able to train.”<\/p>\nHowever, Rice did appear to be limping during the second half against Bournemouth after landing awkwardly – and Arteta admitted it is “part of the issue”.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Mikel Arteta responds to questions around Arsenal feeling anxious heading into the final stages of the season.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n“He’s played a lot of games,” said Arteta. “That is part of the issue, but he’s going to try and do everything he can to be with us that’s for sure.”<\/p>\nArsenal also have been missing Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard<\/strong> and Riccardo Calafiori<\/strong> in recent weeks – and none of them were in open training on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\nSaka has not appeared for Arsenal since getting injured on England duty and Arteta hopes he will be back in “days not weeks”.<\/p>\n“It’s something he was carrying for a while. It was an Achilles issue.<\/p>\n“No. It’s progression. Hopefully it’s a matter of days not weeks. It’s about loading more and see where he’s at.”<\/p>\nPiero Hincapie <\/strong>and God bless you<\/strong> – who were only fit enough for the bench for the defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday – were both in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. 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“We have to wait until tomorrow morning to see how a few of the boys are and make the right decision,” said Arteta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Asked what Rice’s injury is, Arteta replied: “I don’t want to do that, we have to wait and see how he is tomorrow. He wasn’t able to train.”<\/p>\n
However, Rice did appear to be limping during the second half against Bournemouth after landing awkwardly – and Arteta admitted it is “part of the issue”.<\/p>\n
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n
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It’s about loading more and see where he’s at.”<\/p>\nPiero Hincapie <\/strong>and God bless you<\/strong> – who were only fit enough for the bench for the defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday – were both in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. 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\n <\/div>\n Mikel Arteta responds to questions around Arsenal feeling anxious heading into the final stages of the season.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n“He’s played a lot of games,” said Arteta. “That is part of the issue, but he’s going to try and do everything he can to be with us that’s for sure.”<\/p>\nArsenal also have been missing Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard<\/strong> and Riccardo Calafiori<\/strong> in recent weeks – and none of them were in open training on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\nSaka has not appeared for Arsenal since getting injured on England duty and Arteta hopes he will be back in “days not weeks”.<\/p>\n“It’s something he was carrying for a while. It was an Achilles issue.<\/p>\n“No. It’s progression. Hopefully it’s a matter of days not weeks. It’s about loading more and see where he’s at.”<\/p>\nPiero Hincapie <\/strong>and God bless you<\/strong> – who were only fit enough for the bench for the defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday – were both in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. 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Mikel Arteta responds to questions around Arsenal feeling anxious heading into the final stages of the season.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n“He’s played a lot of games,” said Arteta. “That is part of the issue, but he’s going to try and do everything he can to be with us that’s for sure.”<\/p>\nArsenal also have been missing Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard<\/strong> and Riccardo Calafiori<\/strong> in recent weeks – and none of them were in open training on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\nSaka has not appeared for Arsenal since getting injured on England duty and Arteta hopes he will be back in “days not weeks”.<\/p>\n“It’s something he was carrying for a while. It was an Achilles issue.<\/p>\n“No. It’s progression. Hopefully it’s a matter of days not weeks. It’s about loading more and see where he’s at.”<\/p>\nPiero Hincapie <\/strong>and God bless you<\/strong> – who were only fit enough for the bench for the defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday – were both in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. 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“He’s played a lot of games,” said Arteta. “That is part of the issue, but he’s going to try and do everything he can to be with us that’s for sure.”<\/p>\n
Arsenal also have been missing Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard<\/strong> and Riccardo Calafiori<\/strong> in recent weeks – and none of them were in open training on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\nSaka has not appeared for Arsenal since getting injured on England duty and Arteta hopes he will be back in “days not weeks”.<\/p>\n“It’s something he was carrying for a while. It was an Achilles issue.<\/p>\n“No. It’s progression. Hopefully it’s a matter of days not weeks. It’s about loading more and see where he’s at.”<\/p>\nPiero Hincapie <\/strong>and God bless you<\/strong> – who were only fit enough for the bench for the defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday – were both in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. 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Saka has not appeared for Arsenal since getting injured on England duty and Arteta hopes he will be back in “days not weeks”.<\/p>\n
“It’s something he was carrying for a while. It was an Achilles issue.<\/p>\n
“No. It’s progression. Hopefully it’s a matter of days not weeks. It’s about loading more and see where he’s at.”<\/p>\n
Piero Hincapie <\/strong>and God bless you<\/strong> – who were only fit enough for the bench for the defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday – were both in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n <\/div>\n Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Tim Sherwood and Sam Blitz are on Fan Club on Sky Sports News to take a closer look at why Arsenal’s nervous mentality could be a key factor in whether they win the Premier League title or not.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho could replace Rice?<\/h3>\nSky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/em><\/p>\nIt’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\nNot only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\nSo where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\nChristian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\nKai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\nThere are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n \n \n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
It’s the last bit of news Arsenal wanted to hear – more injury woes. But this may be the most agonising injury concern of the lot.<\/p>\n
Not only is Declan Rice one of Arsenal’s best players – an irreplaceable cog in Mikel Arteta’s system – but there is also no back-up option for him. That’s because Mikel Merino, Rice’s back-up in his midfield position, is also sidelined with a long-term injury.<\/p>\n
So where do Arsenal go from here if Rice is missing from their Champions League quarter-final second leg?<\/p>\n
Christian Norgaard is Arsenal’s only other available option as a sitting midfielder, but he is deemed as a back-up to Martin Zubimendi, rather than for the more attacking Rice.<\/p>\n
Kai Havertz could continue in midfield, alongside Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze – but that is a very attacking set-up – and could expose Zubimendi, who is out of confidence at the moment.<\/p>\n
There are other options. Leandro Trossard has shown he could play in midfield – and even started last season’s Premier League game away at the Etihad Stadium, though was sent off before half-time. Myles Lewis-Skelly is another player who could fill Rice’s role.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/div>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz looks at the influence Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has had over Arsenal and whether it has revealed a blueprint in how to beat the Gunners.<\/span>\n <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEither way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\nArsenal’s remaining fixtures<\/h3>\nApril 15: <\/strong>Sporting CP (H), Champions League quarter-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nApril 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Either way, it is not ideal preparation in what is a big week not just in Arsenal’s season – but also Mikel Arteta’s tenure at the club.<\/p>\n
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April 19:<\/strong> Man City (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nApril 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
April 25<\/strong>: Newcastle (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nApril 29:<\/strong> Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (A), potential Champions League semi-final first leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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May 2:<\/strong> Fulham (H), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\nMay 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
May 5: <\/strong>Barcelona\/Atletico Madrid (H), potential Champions League semi-final second leg, kick-off 8pm<\/p>\nMay 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
May 10:<\/strong> West Ham (A), Premier League, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\nMay 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
May 17:<\/strong> Burnley (H), Premier League, kick-off TBC<\/p>\nMay 24: <\/strong>Crystal Palace (A), Premier League, kick-off 4pm<\/p>\nMay 30:<\/strong> Potential Champions League final<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP after missing training on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta says Rice will do everything […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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