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Arsenal press conference LIVE: Mikel Arteta on Gabriel fitness, West Ham and title race

Mikel Arteta is is set to face the press at London Colney ahead of Arsenal's Premier League clash with West Ham United.

Things have turned around massively for Arsenal since the November international break. In the four Premier League games prior to the pause they managed just three goals. They matched that tally inside 90 minutes last Saturday against Nottingham Forest.

In their entire Champions League campaign so far this season they had managed just three goals. They nearly doubled that in one match against Sporting CP.

The performance in Lisbon was particularly impressive given that Sporting had been unbeaten at home in over a year and had hammered Manchester City 4-1 at the Jose Alvalade Stadium just a few weeks prior. Arsenal though made light work of the Portuguese champions, racing into a 3-0 lead by half-time and weathering an early second-half storm to return to London with three points.

Now the Gunners are looking to keep their fine run going against West Ham this weekend. Despite their impressive recent form, Arsenal know that only a win will do as they seek to close the nine-point gap on Arne Slot's all conquering Liverpool side.

His job could be made more difficult by the fact that Gabriel is a doubt for the match after coming off in the closing stages of Tuesday's win over Sporting.

You can hear everything Arteta has to say on all that and more with **football.london**'s chief Arsenal correspondent Kaya Kaynak in our live blog below.

08:27Lee Wilmot

Hello and welcome to this early press conference from Mikel Arteta ahead of Saturday's big London Derby with West Ham United.

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