Why is Bruno Guimaraes not playing for Arsenal vs Coventry in Premier League opening game?

ARSENAL host Coventry in the opening game of the new Premier League season tonight – but summer signing Bruno Guimaraes will not feature for the Gunners. The former Newcastle captain signed a four-year deal at the Emirates in a deal worth £75million. Bruno Guimaraes played the first-half of Arsenal’s victory in the Community Shield last weekend Credit: Getty Guimaraes was forced off at half-time with an injury Credit: Reuters Arsenal are beginning the defence of their Premier League title tonight after beating out Manchester City last season. They are also looking to go one step further in the Champions League after losing out on penalties in the final against PSG in May. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! Since then, they have signed Greek winger Christos Tzolis, Guimaraes and agreed a deal for Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa. But only Tzolis is set to feature tonight with Konsa not yet announced at the Emirates and Guimaraes now unavailable. Why isn’t Bruno Guimaraes playing for Arsenal vs Coventry? Bruno Guimaraes has been ruled out of tonight’s clash after picking up an injury in his right thigh during the Community Shield against Manchester City last weekend. The Brazilian played the first 45-minutes against Enzo Maresca‘s side, but was seen with ice on his leg during the second-half. It didn’t stop the Gunners storming to a 3-0 win over their potential title rivals, but did cause fans some concern. Mikel Arteta said in his press conference yesterday that he is “evolving really well, but let’s wait until tomorrow.” Most read in Sport However, Guimaraes has not recovered enough in time to feature in Arsenal‘s first game. It is unclear how long he will be unavailable for at the moment. Comment now