Martinelli, the Brazil international, was forced off during Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday, while Saliba was substituted at halftime at the Emirates after picking up a knock.
Mikel Arteta will certainly be a happy man as he found an answer to his striker problem as Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino came on as a late substitute and scored a brace in his first-ever attempt at playing up front.
Arsenal’s attention now switches to West Ham United at the London Stadium and the boss is eager to keep the confidence high as Arsenal head into their third London derby of the campaign.
Joe Willock scored the winning penalty for the Gunners after keeper Bernd Leno had denied Divock Origi and Harry Wilson from the 12 yards spot.
Liverpool came from behind to beat Arsenal 3-1 on Monday in the Premier League to keep their winning streak at the start of the season intact.
However, Mikel Arteta admitted that Arsenal still have a long way to go a lot of things to improve despite winning record-extending 14th FA Cup title.
While Chelsea sealed a spot for themselves in the Champions League, Arsenal finished eighth, which makes this their worst league season in 25 years.
After beating Liverpool in Premier League and Manchester United in the FA Cup semifinal last week, Mikel Arteta had made six changes on Tuesday.
Mikel Arteta has rightly heaped praises on Arsenal players and lauded their efforts after they defeated Manchester City in FA Cup 2019-20 semi-final.
It was a comedy of errors at the display from the Premier League champions Liverpool in both the goals they conceded against Arsenal in their defeat.
