Fulham manager Marco Silva was in no mood to entertain the idea of Arsenal struggling with injuries ahead of their trip to Craven Cottage on Saturday.
A knee injury is set to sideline Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard for several weeks, leaving the Gunners a little slim in attack as Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus all continue their recoveries from respective injury issues.
While Silva acknowledged Arsenal’s fitness problems, he laughed off the idea of a crisis as he pointed to the strength in depth available to Mikel Arteta this season.
“They don’t have Madueke, they have [Bukayo] Saka, it’s not bad, not bad at all,” Silva said. “The other one you said was Havertz? They have [Viktor] Gyökeres who cost them £75 million. I think it’s a waste of time if you’re going to compare.”
When Ødegaard’s omission was highlighted, Silva responded: “They have [Eberechi] Eze who is not bad too. I think you have to move on.”
