Arsenal host Manchester United in Premier League action at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon and Mikel Arteta has now issued a fitness update ahead of the meeting
14:07, 23 Jan 2026Updated 14:16, 23 Jan 2026
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has issued a fitness update ahead of facing Manchester United(Image: )
Mikel Arteta has indicated there are no guarantees Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori or Kai Havertz will feature for Arsenal versus Manchester United on Sunday.
The Spaniard has been speaking to the media ahead of this weekend's pulsating clash and he was asked to provide an update on his squad.
Prior to his press conference, defensive duo Hincapie and Calafiori were spotted in training at London Colney.
But Arteta has since suggested it's not a given they will play, explaining: “We have another training session. We will see tomorrow after that. After Inter we had no [injury] issues reported.”
Forward Havertz recently came off the bench in the away wins at Portsmouth and Chelsea but he was an unused substitute on Tuesday evening in the 3-1 Champions League triumph at Inter Milan.
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Since then, reports have claimed Arsenal have doubts over Havertz's long-term fitness after his knee recently flared up again.
Arteta has indicated the German international's condition needs to be managed, stating: He's very close; he's been out for a long time, for a year, for different reasons.
"I am sure in the next two weeks he's going to play minutes. I cannot tell you when. The context will depend on when it is right to throw him in."
The Arsenal head coach was then pushed on whether Havertz is struggling to trust his body, to which he replied: I don't think so because he's a player with an unbelievable track record.
"You have to go through this period at least once. He looks really hungry and I am sure we're going to see a really good version of Kai."
Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz
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Kai Havertz has had to display patience during his injury rehab(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
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