Mikel Arteta says he has no fresh injury concerns from the midweek draw at Molineux. He also implied that Bukayo Saka is fine after his second-half substitution.
“No, nothing new.” – Mikel Arteta on whether he had any new concerns from midweek
“Bukayo was okay to start the game [against Wolves] but we knew that he could not finish the game, so we had to get him out. He was going to start to cramp or take a risk with the previous injury and we didn’t want to do that.” – Mikel Arteta on Bukayo Saka
Arteta confirmed that another player who was seemingly forced off with a head/facial injury, Leandro Trossard, is “fine”.
Meanwhile, the Arsenal boss said there was a “big possibility” that Martin Odegaard (knock) and Kai Havertz (muscle) will return.
“We have to wait till tomorrow but there is a big possibility that they are available for the game.” – Mikel Arteta on Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz
Arteta (half-jokingly) fired back at a reporter when asked about Jurrien Timber and Martin Zubimendi, who have played the most minutes in the Premier League this season, looking “fatigued”.
“For me, they look great.” – Mikel Arteta on Jurrien Timber and Martin Zubimendi
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