""Gabriel, unfortunately, picked up an injury with the Brazilian national team and he's going to be out for weeks," said manager Mikel Arteta. "We need to have another scan - I think it's next Wednesday - and we'll have the timeline probably much more clear than we have at the moment." Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera are both in contention to deputise for Gabriel against Spurs."
""It's clearly a blow because he's our leader in our backline and to me it's never a positive thing," added Arteta. "The good thing is that we have very good options and people have to stand up now and do the job." Viktor Gyokores, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and captain Martin Odegaard have all been on the injured list lately, but Arteta hopes to have positive news about at least a couple of them ahead of Sunday."
Arsenal centre-back Gabriel suffered a thigh injury while on international duty with Brazil and will be sidelined for weeks, ruling him out of the north London derby against Tottenham. Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed a further scan is scheduled next Wednesday to clarify the recovery timeline. Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera are contenders to deputise. Several other players — Viktor Gyokores, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and Martin Odegaard — have recently been on the injured list. Medical staff worked over the international break to accelerate recoveries, with a training session planned to assess player readiness ahead of Sunday.
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