Mikel Arteta will assess whether Bukayo Saka, Ben White and Martin Odegaard will be fit enough to feature against Manchester City on Sunday following our final training session 24 hours earlier.
Bukayo has been out of action since coming off against Leeds United four weeks ago, while Ben and Martin were also not part of the squad who beat Athletic Club on Tuesday after picking up injuries since then.
Mikel is hopeful that some of those could be back in time for our clash with City at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, but needs more time to assess his options.
Reflecting on whether the trio could feature, he said: “If there is a chance, it will be after tomorrow’s session because they haven’t done anything yet, so we’ll have more information tomorrow.
“Everything has been modified so far for them. There are still a few things to clear and tomorrow we’ll have more information on whether they are part of the squad or if they have a chance to be part of the squad.”
Mikel also confirmed that Viktor Gyokeres and Mikel Merino are fine to feature after being on the receiving end of head injuries in Bilbao, while he admits he has a selection headache of his own now William Saliba is back available again.
The Frenchman was back on the bench on Tuesday, with Cristhian Mosquera once again deputising in his place, and his impressive displays have encouraged the boss and given him plenty of food for thought.
On whether William will return again City, Mikel added: “Let’s see, obviously he’s been carrying an injury, he’s done really well to be available for the last match and he’s really pushing it, so we will decide tomorrow who is the best to start.
“[Mosquera] is very good. I think credit to the scouting department and Andrea [Berta] that they presented the opportunity to have him. Again, as a boy, he’s extremely focused, very determined, very clear that he wanted to come here and he wanted to come here to play and earn his place. I think what he’s doing in that position, so early, is very impressive.”
