Mikel Arteta faces the media ahead of his Arsenal side’s latest Premier League clash away at Brighton. Following the wins over Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, the mood has improved with just nine games left to go in the Premier League.
The AMEX Stadium has been a tricky place to go for Arteta during his tenure, with positive results not always easy to come by. Martin Odegaard missed the weekend match and will be in focus for the questions, while Kai Havertz has now returned.
The noise around the Gunners has again increased after scoring twice from corners against Chelsea at the weekend. Scrutiny continues to spiral and it is expected that will also be a focus of this latest press conference
Updates from the Arsenal manager to follow in our **football.london** live blog…
Tom Canton
Hello and welcome to our **football.london** pre-match press conference live blog.
Our Arsenal reporter, **Tom Canton,** is at the Sobha Realty Training Centre to hear from Mikel Arteta. Updates to follow.