After missing Saturday's match against Villa, Arteta assessed the prospects of Ramsdale and Martinelli on international matchday.
The loss of Ramsdale and Martinelli before Saturday's away game against Villa was clearly a disappointment to the team, and on an individual level it was a blow to both players.
Rumsdale was just called up by England last week, which is nothing new, and there's a lot of discussion about his winning as a starting goalkeeper.
Arteta confirmed the goalkeeper would miss the international break due to a muscle injury.
"He's not going to be able to play for England, yes," Arteta said. "He was a bit unwell in the final moments of the game against Liverpool, we had a scan of him and he had some injuries to his muscles. He wanted to stay here. ”
As for Martinelli, the Brazilian youngster has just won his first call for the Brazilian senior national team. The winger, who has previously played for Brazil's U23, won an Olympic gold medal last summer, but this is his first chance to qualify for an adult team.
For some time now, Martinelli has been plagued by illness (it doesn't seem to be COVID-19) that has hampered his chances of being selected for Brazil.
Arteta is more optimistic about Martinelli's situation, believing he still has a chance to travel with the national team.
"Hopefully he can, yes," Arteta echoed the possibility. "He didn't want to make a truce today because he came to the game with the team. He really deserves [the call], so hopefully he can report in tomorrow (Sunday). ”
With two big players missing, Arsenal won the game 1-0 and they hope the two can recover quickly, returning to the squad two weeks later against Crystal Palace.