Mikel Arteta spoke with the press ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash against West Ham United on the weekend. After Eddie Nketiah returned to training this week, the Spaniard has a near-fully fit squad to choose from.
Only Mohamed Elneny and Takehiro Tomiyasu are confirmed as being out for the rest of the season. However, there has been growing fear with every passing week without William Saliba being included in the squad as to how serious his back injury might be.
Mikel Arteta was coy about the status of the Frenchman last week but provided a much clearer indication on Friday. It was, however, not necessarily good news, with the Arsenal manager confirming he would be missing for the weekend's game.
