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.
Mikel Arteta, who informed that he has completely recovered now, believes the COVID-19 pandemic is teaching people a good lesson about love and care.
Notably, the entire Arsenal squad had gone into self-quarantine for 14 days after their Spanish manager was diagnosed with the deadly virus.
The novel coronavirus has infected more than a lakh people globally including Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Chelsa winger Callum Hudson-Odoi and claimed close to 5,000 lives.
The English Premier League officials will hold emergency talks on Friday "regarding future fixtures" in light of the pandemic.
Callum Hudson-Odoi displayed similar symptoms to a mild cold on Monday morning and had already left the Chelsea training ground as a precaution.
