Arsenal have confirmed vital strike duo Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette have tested positive for Covid-19.
The pair missed last Friday’s season curtain-raiser at Brentford - a game they eventually lost 2-0 - under mysterious circumstances as the club failed to disclose the reasons behind their absence.
Sportsmail revealed on Tuesday how the game was just hours away from being called off after the entire travelling Arsenal party were forced to take emergency Covid tests on the day of the game.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was one of four Arsenal players who tested positive for Covid
And we can now verify that the unscheduled round of testing was due to the positive tests of four Gunners players: Aubameyang, Lacazette, Willian and Alex Runarsson in the lead up to the game.