Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has issued an injury update

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed Declan Rice, Gabriel Magalhaes and Martin Zubimendi were rested against Mansfield due to fitness issues.

The dependable trio did not travel with the squad to Field Mill and were handed the chance to recharge the batteries ahead of next week's Champions League trip to Bayer Leverkusen.

Arteta said post-match when asked why they were not involved: "Well, they had issues and they've been carrying issues. And the amount of games that we are playing, it's obviously super demanding.

"It was the only time to try to make sure that we can clean those issues that they're having to start the next sequence of two weeks before the break in the best possible way. And we had to make those decisions."

Rice was unable to finish the recent Premier League win over Chelsea but he was okay to start at Brighton just three days later, playing a key role in the 1-0 lead.

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