Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he hopes to have wingers Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli back from injury by April.
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Saka, Martinelli may be back in April
Saka and Martinelli are still recovering from hamstring issues, while forwards Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz are out for the season.
Arsenal’s limited attacking options have cost them valuable points in the Premier League title race.
The Gunners first suffered a shocking 1-0 home loss to West Ham on Saturday before being held to a goalless draw at third-placed Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
Arteta said that the club will closely monitor Saka and Martinelli even if they return from their first match after the international break.
“I think so, but again let’s see how they evolve in the next few weeks to make the right steps,” he told reporters.
“After that, they’ve been out for a long, long time, so we’re going to have to integrate them as well gradually. They are evolving well but they’re still a bit far.
“We have a meeting tomorrow to discuss where they are, especially Gabi, who probably has a chance before Bukayo to come in, but how soon that is, we’ll have to see how it evolves in the next week or 10 days.”
Finding solutions from their attacking problem
Arsenal remain second after the draw at Forest, but have fallen 13 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Nonetheless, they will now turn their attention in first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday.
Arsenal said he must quickly find a solution for their scoring woes.
“We have another day or two now to think before the PSV game, all the options that we have especially against a team that is in a low block,” Arteta said.
