William Saliba was a surprise omission from the Arsenal starting XI for the Premier League clash against Chelsea and Mikel Arteta has provided an update on the defender's fitness issue

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has offered the latest on William Saliba's fitness following the defender's absence from Sunday afternoon's 1-1 stalemate against Chelsea . Saliba was a notable omission from the Gunners' line-up named by Arteta before the Stamford Bridge encounter.

The club confirmed the France international had picked up a knock during training. "Yesterday in training he was uncomfortable, so we need to explore a little bit more what happened," Arteta explained before kick-off. "I don't think it's something major, but enough not to be involved in the game."

"It's been a headache because

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