Gabriel A Doubt For North London Derby After Brazil Confirm Thigh Injury

The Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães is simply a uncertainty for adjacent Sunday’s northbound London derby aft picking up a thigh wounded successful Brazil’s friends triumph against Senegal astatine nan Emirates Stadium connected Saturday.

Gabriel was withdrawn aft 64 minutes of Brazil’s 2-0 victory, motioning to his manager, Carlo Ancelotti, that he had an rumor pinch his precocious thigh arsenic he walked disconnected nan pitch.

The Brazilian federation confirmed connected Sunday that Gabriel underwent tests that “revealed a musculus wounded successful his correct thigh” and that nan centre-back will not recreation pinch nan squad for Tuesday’s friends against Tunisia successful Lille, alternatively returning to his nine for treatment.

Gabriel has played each infinitesimal of Arsenal’s Premier League run to date; they person conceded conscionable 5 goals successful 11 games and had kept 8 consecutive cleanable sheets successful each competitions earlier nan 2-2 tie astatine Sunderland. A awesome threat from group pieces, Gabriel scored against Atlético Madrid and nan last-minute winner astatine Newcastle.

Arsenal return to action aft nan world break erstwhile they big Tottenham astatine nan Emirates adjacent Sunday. They are 4 points clear of second-place Manchester City astatine nan apical of nan table. Should Gabriel beryllium unavailable against Spurs, Mikel Arteta has Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapié among his options to partner William Saliba astatine centre-back.