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Declan Rice is likely to miss Arsenal’s crucial clash with Newcastle, leaving manager Mikel Arteta short of midfielders.

The £105m signing, who has scored five goals in his last 12 games, sat out the 2-2 draw with Liverpool with a hip injury and Arteta is not confident he will recover for a game when Arsenal could clinch qualification for the Champions League.

"I think he is struggling, it does not look good,” said Arteta.



Rice joins the likes of Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Jesus and Jurrien Timber on the sidelines as Arsenal's injury crisis worsens (Adam Davy/PA Wire)

Arteta also said that Jurrien Timber, an unused substitute against Liverpool, was not able to be involved.

“With Jurrien we brought him to see if he was better but it was clear that he was not fit to play,” he said.

Forward Gabriel Jesus and defenders Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Magalhaes are also sidelined.
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