Yeah, he got a knock in the first half in his quad I think,’ Arteta said. ‘It wasn’t very comfortable to continue and obviously we weren’t going to take any risks.’
Arteta also offered an update on fellow Arsenal summer signing Vieira, who did not feature in the club’s pre-season tour to America.
Vieira suffered an ankle injury shortly after his 40m euros move from Porto last month but looks set to return to team training before the start of the new season.
Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu, meanwhile, could be in contention for the Premier League season-opener against Crystal Palace as he too eyes a return from the treatment room.
‘Tomi is really close to start doing some training sessions,’ Arteta added. ‘Hopefully that will be next week.
It's likely that Fabio will be a little bit longer. Before joining the team, I believe he needs to rest for another week or so.
But despite having a terrible start to his Arsenal career, he has been working hard and is integrating nicely.
Arteta was beaming after Arsenal beat Chelsea to round off their US trip, but he cautioned his team and the crowd "not to get carried away" with the outcome.
Last season, Arsenal came in fifth in the Premier League after giving up a top-four berth to rivals from north London, Tottenham, toward the end of the season.
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