Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has delivered a triple injury update with Gabriel Magalhaes, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard all available for selection for the Champions League quarter-final clash at Sporting Clube de Portugal. There was, however, confirmation that Jurrien Timber and Bukayo Saka will not be ready for the match.

Arsenal face the Portuguese giants in the opening leg of the quarter-final on Tuesday evening (8pm kick-off), with the return leg scheduled just over a week later at the Emirates Stadium. Prior to the fixture, there were fitness concerns surrounding Gabriel, Rice, Saka, Piero Hincapie, Jurrien Timber and Leandro Trossard.

Eberechi Eze and Mikel Merino are sidelined for the tie through injury. When questioned in his pre-match press conference about whether Gabriel, Rice and Trossard were fit for the game, Arteta responded: "Yes, yes and yes."

Eberechi Eze will miss Arsenal's clash against Sporting CP(Image: Getty Images)

However, providing an update on Timber and Saka, the Arsenal manager added: "They haven't travelled in yet, let's see, hopefully they're going to be ready for the weekend,...