Arsenal boss Arteta provides Smith Rowe update following Leicester victory

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has provided the latest on the wellbeing of youngster Emile Smith Rowe, following his early exit from proceedings versus Leicester City.

Luiz and Pepe on target

The Gunners made the trip to the King Power Stadium a short time ago, for their latest Premier League outing.

Arsenal of course headed into proceedings with their tails up, on the back of a potentially season-defining result in midweek.

After falling a goal down to Portuguese giants Benfica, the capital giants fought back, securing a 3-2 win, and booking their spot in the Last-16 of the Europa League in the process.

Arsenal strike late to save their season against Benfica!

Saka and Aubameyang combine AGAIN when it matters most to put the Gunners ahead! 🤝 pic.twitter.com/e9aazd58lR

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 25, 2021

And, when all was said and done this afternoon, the upturn in form being enjoyed by Arteta and co. only continued.

As they did on Thursday night, the north Londoners fell behind at the King Power, when Youri Tielemans found the net with just six minutes on the clock.

Arsenal, though, soon came roaring back, as David Luiz’s header was followed by an Alexandre Lacazette spot-kick on the stroke of the interval to turn the clash on its head:

The run was great, the header was even better 👌

David Luiz totally lost his man in the box and pulled Arsenal level at the King Power Stadium! pic.twitter.com/8Yv1IWFw66

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 28, 2021

And the visitors went on to put themselves out of sight early in the 2nd-half, as Nicolas Pepe capped off a fine individual display with his 8th of the campaign:

Nicolas Pepe makes it 3-1 to Arsenal!

A clever assist from Willian to finish a quality move 👊 pic.twitter.com/NoRAZN2eCc

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 28, 2021

‘Hopefully…’

Arsenal have now moved back into the top-half of the Premier League table, with things certainly looking up at the Emirates as we enter the final months of the season.

As outlined above, however, on an otherwise positive day for all associated with the club, the Gunners were also dealt a concerning blow versus Leicester.

This came late in the first-half, when Emile Smith Rowe pulled up with a fitness problem, before being forced to limp off.

In turn, concern had since spread amongst the Arsenal fanbase, with their midfield diamond having of course played a crucial role over the last couple of months.

Mikel Arteta, however, speaking post-match, revealed his hope that Smith Rowe’s injury will not prove ‘too bad’, as well as confirming that the issue proved a muscular one:

Arteta on Smith Rowe injury:

“It was a muscular injury so we decided to take him out. Hopefully it’s not going to be too bad.”https://t.co/2f4AU6kr6o

— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley_) February 28, 2021

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This article was edited by Josh Barker.

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