Mikel Arteta says the muscle injury Emile Smith Rowe sustained in Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Leicester City last weekend ‘doesn’t look significant’.
The 20-year-old was forced off shortly before half-time at the King Power Stadium and replaced by Martin Odegaard.
Smith Rowe has played a pivotal role in Arsenal’s attack in recent months, providing four assists in 12 Premier League games since his introduction into the first team at the end of December.
And speaking ahead of the Gunners’ clash against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday, Arteta played down the severity of the midfielder’s injury despite not revealing whether he would be able to feature this weekend.
‘Emile had a scan yesterday, it doesn’t look a significant injury but he was in discomfort,’ said Arteta.
‘For the rest, hopefully everybody should be okay.’
The Gunners are currently down in 10th place in the table and eight points off the top four after losing 11 of their 26 Premier League games this season.
When asked whether his side can still secure a finish in the Champions League places, Arteta replied: ‘Well the aim is to go on and beat Burnley, we have been chasing [a top-four place] for a while but it is not in our hands.
‘The only thing we can control is our own results and performances. We are fully determined to do that better than what we have done in the past eight months.’
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