Mikel Arteta has given a positive update on the availability of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli ahead of Arsenal's return to Premier League action against West Ham on Boxing Day. Martinelli and Saka represented their countries at the 2022 World Cup but both bowed out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage.
The news surrounding Saka and Martinelli is a huge boost for Arsenal as Injury issues are currently quite the concern for Arteta with Gabriel Jesus set to be out until February at the earliest with a knee injury, while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu are both struggling with niggles.
Zinchenko is recovering from a calf injury, although football.london understands Arsenal are confident he will be fit for the fixture against West Ham. While Tomiyasu is nursing a hamstring injury picked up on international duty with Japan.
