Arteta Confirms Saliba Will Be Back in Arsenal's Team Photo

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said the club will take a new team photograph that includes William Saliba, after the centre-back was missing from the squad picture released earlier this week. The omission drew attention because Saliba is one of the first names on the team sheet, and fans quickly noticed his absence from the image.

Arteta addressed the situation in comments about the photo, making clear that Saliba's place in the group is not in question and that the club intends to correct the picture. He did not present the matter as a major issue, and the club has moved to fix it rather than let the published image stand.

The source material does not explain why Saliba was not in the original photograph, and nothing in the report suggests any injury, dispute or disciplinary matter. Team photos are usually taken at the start of a season or after squad changes, so a missing player is more often a scheduling or logistics problem than a sign of anything larger, though the club has not spelled out the details publicly.

For supporters, the episode is a small story rather than a major one, but it is the kind of detail that gets noticed in a club's social feeds. Arteta's response suggests Arsenal want to close the question quickly. The new photograph should settle it once it is published.