Arsenal vs Brighton: Mikel Arteta Gives Vital Updates on Ava...

Arsenal vs Brighton: Mikel Arteta Gives Vital Updates on Availability of Key Players

On October 29 at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal will face Brighton in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, as the Gunners look to continue their impressive form since losing to Liverpool back in August. Ahead of this domestic cup tie, Mikel Arteta has spoken at a pre match press conference, revealing the availability of key players, including William Saliba and Declan Rice. Arsenal vs Brighton: Arteta provides team news ahead of Carabao Cup Clash Arteta offers injury updates on William Saliba and Declan Rice Most pressing at the press conference was the availability of key players for the Carabao Cup clash at home to Brighton: Addressing the availability of William Saliba, Arteta confirmed: “He’s out. We are assessing him, but he won’t be involved in this match.” Arteta also revealed another defensive boost, referring to Riccardo Calafiori: “Available as well, yes.” Arteta also confirmed Declan Rice “will be available.” Gabriel Martinelli has proved hes a valuable squad player this season, but it appears the Brazilian will also be missing: “Yeah, it looks like he’s going to be out. We have to do some more tests and see the extent of the injury, but this game is going to be too early for him.” Arteta addressed the availability of Bukayo Saka: “He’s going to be ok.” Facing Danny Welbeck and Brighton Discussing his former teammate, Danny Welbeck, and the Brighton team: “Very happy for him, we were teammates and the whole history of him, the good and the difficult moments he has had in his career, I think it’s remarkable what he’s doing. The same with the team and Fabian [Hurzeler] and the coaches, the continuous work that they’ve done at that club is incredible. I think Fabian has added something slightly different as well and a very well-prepared team, very difficult to beat them, you’ve seen the results against the big teams as well. So we expect a really tough match,” said the Arsenal boss. Teasing some potential changes to his starting eleven, Arteta said: “We’re going to try to manage the minutes and the loads as best we can because, as you say, we have a lot of games coming up with a very short recovery time, which is a bit unusual, but we’re going to remain very competitive.” IMAGO / Moritz Müller

Arsenal vs Brighton: Arteta provides team news ahead of Carabao Cup Clash

Arteta offers injury updates on William Saliba and Declan Rice

Most pressing at the press conference was the availability of key players for the Carabao Cup clash at home to Brighton:

Addressing the availability of William Saliba, Arteta confirmed: “He’s out. We are assessing him, but he won’t be involved in this match.” Arteta also revealed another defensive boost, referring to Riccardo Calafiori: “Available as well, yes.”

Arteta also confirmed Declan Rice “will be available.”

Gabriel Martinelli has proved hes a valuable squad player this season, but it appears the Brazilian will also be missing: “Yeah, it looks like he’s going to be out. We have to do some more tests and see the extent of the injury, but this game is going to be too early for him.”

Arteta addressed the availability of Bukayo Saka:

“He’s going to be ok.”

Facing Danny Welbeck and Brighton

Discussing his former teammate, Danny Welbeck, and the Brighton team:

“Very happy for him, we were teammates and the whole history of him, the good and the difficult moments he has had in his career, I think it’s remarkable what he’s doing. The same with the team and Fabian [Hurzeler] and the coaches, the continuous work that they’ve done at that club is incredible. I think Fabian has added something slightly different as well and a very well-prepared team, very difficult to beat them, you’ve seen the results against the big teams as well. So we expect a really tough match,” said the Arsenal boss.

Teasing some potential changes to his starting eleven, Arteta said:

“We’re going to try to manage the minutes and the loads as best we can because, as you say, we have a lot of games coming up with a very short recovery time, which is a bit unusual, but we’re going to remain very competitive.”

IMAGO / Moritz Müller