Arsenal handed double injury boost ahead of Champions League clash with Porto | X4V5VP4 | 2024-02-20 16:08:01
Arsenal midfielders Thomas Partey and Fabio Vieira have returned to first-team training forward of the aspect's Champions League round of 16 clash with Porto.
Partey has been sidelined with a thigh drawback since October, final that includes for the Gunners in its place of their 1-0 victory over Premier League title rivals Manchester City.
The 30-year-old underwent surgery after taking place with the damage within the ultimate few moments of a coaching session prior to the Gunners' Champions League group stage encounter with Sevilla.
Whereas Partey was pictured in coaching earlier this month and seemed to be closing in on his comeback towards Liverpool, the Ghana international suffered a another frustrating setback which put his return on hold.
'With Thomas, sadly we had just a little setback a number of days in the past so he's not going to be obtainable to be in the squad,' Arteta informed reporters at the time.
'Whether it's a matter of days or perhaps weeks, we'll see, but he had somewhat thing.'
Nevertheless, there are hopes Partey has turned a corner in his rehabilitation, with the ex-Atletico Madrid man given a heat welcomed again to coaching by his Arsenal team-mates on Tuesday morning.
In line with soccer.london, Vieira – who has been working his again approach back from a groin drawback – was additionally in attendance at the open training session at London Colney.
Vieira has been out with the damage since November and Arteta confirmed the Portuguese was 'very close' to returning to action last week.
There was no signal of injured trio Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu or Oleksandr Zinchenko at Tuesday's coaching session.
Arteta's squad are as a result of travel to Portugal this evening forward of the first leg of the aspect's last-16 tie at Porto's Estadio do Dragao tomorrow night time. It remains to be seen whether Partey and Vieira might be included on the trip.
Arsenal have built up a head of steam after a shaky run of results over the winter period, romping to a 5-Zero victory at Burnley at the weekend – their fifth straight win in the English prime flight.
The north London giants return to Premier League motion once they welcome Newcastle to the Emirates next Saturday, before travelling to Bramall Lane to face lowly Sheffield United.
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