Speaking on Friday, Mikel Arteta says he has no fresh injury concerns at Arsenal, suggesting – surprise, surprise – that Bukayo Saka is okay after he hobbled out of the north London derby.
Kai Havertz (muscle) is expected to train on Saturday but Arteta was less committal with Ben White (niggle).
After his return to training, Max Dowman (ankle) will play for the under-21s tonight.
“No [fresh injuries] so far. We are waiting for tomorrow, the last training session, to try and understand if we have one or two available from last week.
“Yep, we are hopeful [some players can return]. Max will play some minutes tonight with the under-21s. Kai will train tomorrow and Ben, let’s see.” – Mikel Arteta
Meanwhile, Mikel Merino (foot) is out longer term.
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