It wasn’t the ideal situation – Arsenal squad struggling with virus Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted preparations for his side’s win over Brentford were derailed by a bug which swept through his squad.
The Gunners came from a goal down to complete a 3-1 victory at the Gtech Community Stadium to move back up to second and six points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool to keep their title dream alive.
The Gunners were behind after just 13 minutes when Bryan Mbeumo struck for Brentford before David Raya nearly gift-wrapped the hosts a second when he allowed Keane Lewis-Potter’s shot to slip through his grasp.
In this period, there are always things thrown at you, infections, viruses, so I try to delay the line-up as late as possible because you can get up in the morning and unfortunately have a surprise like this.”.
“It affected players on the pitch and off the pitch,” said Arteta when quizzed about the bug.
