Six Arsenal players miss training ahead of Sporting clash with Declan Rice injury scare

Six Arsenal players miss training ahead of Sporting clash with Declan Rice injury scareArsenal were back in training on Tuesday ahead of the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Sporting CP, but six players were missingCommentsSportJake Stokes and Tom Canton Arsenal reporter12:23, 14 Apr 2026Updated 12:28, 14 Apr 2026View ImageDeclan Rice missed Arsenal's training session on Tuesday(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Six Arsenal stars were not spotted in the club's training session ahead of Wednesday night's showdown with Sporting CP. The Gunners could be missing several key figures when they welcome the Portuguese side to the Emirates Stadium for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final.‌Riccardo Calafiori, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice were all absent from the session at the Sobha Realty Training Centre on Tuesday morning. Mikel Merino, who had surgery on a foot problem in February, was also missing.‌However, the likes of Viktor Gyokeres, Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard, William Saliba, and Gabriel Magalhaes were all present. Last week, Arsenal secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Sporting, giving them a slender advantage going into the return fixture.‌READ MORE: Gabriel Jesus casts doubt on Arsenal future as he reveals dream transferREAD MORE: Ref insider lifts lid on Anthony Taylor's allegiance after Man City vs Arsenal appointmentKai Havertz, who came on for Martin Odegaard midway through the second period, secured the win for the Gunners at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, slotting home past Rui Silva in added time. Speaking to the media afterward, Mikel Arteta was full of praise for the ex-Chelsea striker."He's lived it, he's been part of something and that's a really important thing to have in and around the team," the Arsenal manager said."And today he was ready, I could see from the disappointment the other day that he wanted to play immediately and the...