Fabio Vieira limped away from an Arsenal training drill on Wednesday to provide an injury scare ahead of the Europa League clash against Bodo/Glimt. Vieira appeared to be in pain after being caught on the right foot by one of his team-mates during the session.
The Portuguese star had been in line to start for the visit of the Norwegian champions on Thursday. Manager Mikel Arteta will therefore be hoping the knock is nothing serious.
Vieira was taking part in a close drill alongside Gabriel, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli. As Tomiyasu ran off with the ball, Vieira looked at one of the Arsenal coaching staff before clutching his right foot.
The coach said something to the 22-year-old before he then limped away from the group of players and out of shot of the Sky Sports cameras, who captured the incident. Vieira arrived at Arsenal in the summer with a foot injury.
Reports claimed he had suffered a small fracture while on international duty with the Portugal under-21 side in June. He was then pictured in a protective boot, however, that was on the opposite foot to the one which was in pain in Wednesday’s session.
If Vieira is fit for the match, he is likely to make his third start in a Gunners shirt. He scored his first goal for the club on his full Premier League debut, firing in a fine long-range effort against Brentford.
There were three members of the Arsenal first-team squad who were not present at training. Oleksandr Zinchenko, Mohamed Elneny and Emile Smith Rowe were all absent.
Elneny is set to be out until 2023 with a serious hamstring injury. Smith Rowe, meanwhile, underwent groin surgery last week in an attempt to fix an ongoing issue.
