Speaking at Friday’s press conference, Mikel Arteta confirmed that Bukayo Saka (Achilles) will miss Arsenal’s trip to Manchester City.
Mikel Merino (foot) is a longer-term absentee.
“Bukayo is out, that’s for sure. The rest, let’s see.
“[Saka] is just starting to do some stuff. Let’s see that progression, how quickly we can go through it and then wait. At the moment, he’s not available.” – Mikel Arteta
The Arsenal boss is “hopeful” that Noni Madueke (knee) will be fit, however.
“We have another training session tomorrow. It didn’t look that bad after the game and he was quite positive. He’s a player who pushes through pain. So, I am hopeful that he can be available but we have to wait and see if he is able to train tomorrow.” – Mikel Arteta on Noni Madueke
Arteta was typically vaguer on Jurrien Timber (ankle), Martin Odegaard (knee) and Riccardo Calafiori (unspecified).
“We will try again. Some players are quite close but the turnaround is short. We will try tomorrow to push everybody. If they’re in good conditions, they will be part of us. If not, they won’t, like they haven’t been in the last few weeks, unfortunately.” – Mikel Arteta when asked about Messrs Timber, Odegaard and Calafiori