Declan Rice fitness scare as Arsenal trio miss training ahead of Club Brugge clash | OneFootball

More concern for Mikel Arteta amid Gunners injury crisis

Declan Rice, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard all missed Arsenal training ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Club Brugge.

Rice and Trossard were thought to be training indoors and a decision is expected to be made on Wednesday afternoon over whether they travel with the squad to Belgium.

Rice completed the full 90 minutes of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa, while Trossard was substituted late on having been brought on at half-time.

Saliba has missed the last three Arsenal games and is not yet ready to return.

William Saliba and Gabriel are both out injured for Arsenal

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Arsenal have struggled in Saliba’s absence, beating Brentford but drawing at Chelsea and losing to Aston Villa.

The Gunners have been hit with injuries in the heart of their defence, with Saliba joined on the sidelines by fellow centre-backs Cristhian Mosquera and Gabriel.

Mikel Arteta is due to provide an update on Rice, Saliba and Trossard when he holds his pre-match press conference in Brugge on Tuesday evening.

Kai Havertz is not yet not back in training following his knee injury but hopes to be back in action before the end of the year.

Arsenal are in a commanding position in the Champions League. They are top of the league phase after winning all five of their games.

Arteta, as a result, may look to rest and rotate players given Arsenal have just had a gruelling run of big games.