LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 08: Match Referee Irfan PeljtoArsenal manager Mikel Arteta has opened up on the suspension of Thomas Partey for the UEFA Champions League first-leg semi-final against Paris Saint Germain in London.The Ghana international was booked in both legs of the quarter-finals against Real Madrid, ruling him out of the encounter with the French champions.Arteta is already considering his options ahead of the game with Italian midfielder Jorginho struggling to return to full fitness.”Jorginho is not going to be available yet, he’s still struggling with that incident. And Riccardo as well probably is not going to be available,” said Arteta ahead of the game against Ipswich in the Premier League. .”That’s probably a question for the doctor, it’s quite a specific and difficult matter. So I will leave that to the club to make an analysis,” he added when asked if he will be match ready for PSG.The Spanish gaffer could be forced to deploy versatile Lewis Myles-Skelly to that role as part of options available for Arsenal.”A few options. We have a few options and we’re not going to give anything away,” he said.”It would be down to the availability of players in that moment. So who is available, who is able as well to do that. For how long in-game, because that’s where we had players that they could not play 90 minutes. So once we are closer to that game, we can decide.”Partey has been in phenomenal form for the Gunners this season, scoring four goals in 30 Premier League games in the ongoing campaign.
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