Hector Bellerin insists players' bodies "can only cope with so much" after Arsenal lost Pablo Mari and Kieran Tierney to injury hours before their goalless draw with Crystal Palace on Thursday. The pair were ruled out of the drab 0-0 stalemate with muscular complaints as Gunners boss Mikel Arteta admitted Tierney will now require an MRI scan. Both Tierney and Mari had previously played the last four games for Arsenal, including all 120 minutes of their FA Cup third round win over Newcastle last weekend. Arteta conceded the issue will happen "more and more" as the truncated season sees fixtures pile up and Bellerin warned players can only take so much strain. 🗞 Kieran...
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