JAKARTA - Mikel Arteta doubts David Raya's availability for the Premier League match against Manchester City on Sunday, February 2, 2025.

The Gunners goalkeeper was sidelined due to injury on Thursday, January 30, 2025, as they confirmed qualifying automatically for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-1 win at Girona's headquarters.

During the absence of Raya, Neto made his debut at Arsenal after arriving at the club in September 2024 on loan for a season from Bournemouth.

The 35-year-old made a mistake when Girona took the lead in the 28th minute through former Tottenham Hotspur striker Arnaut Danjuma.

However, the Gunners bounced back through Jorginho's penalty in the 38th minute and a fine left-footed shot from teenager Ethan Nwaneri.

Arteta did not reveal the exact cause of Raya's injury.

"He obviously can't play and he's injured, that's all. We'll see how things get better," Arteta said on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Furthermore, Arteta entrusted his goal to Neto and did not heed the mistakes in the match against Girona.

"Yes, that's why he's here, to do the job. He's been doing it for 20 years in his career."

"First of all, I'm very happy he played. It's been seven months, almost eight months since he played his last competitive game. It wasn't easy. So I'm very happy he played and we won again," said Arteta.

Apart from that, Arsenal's offer to total Watkins was rejected by Aston Villa on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

The deal seems to be complicated as Al Nassr reportedly almost reached an agreement for another Villa striker, Jhon Duran.

However, the Gunners will consider returning with a better offer.

"You know, I can't talk about all that. My belief is that we have an amazing club."

"People here are always working to try to improve. Let's see what happens," said the Spaniard.


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