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'It will be very difficult to sustain big rhythm for 90 minutes': Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta fears teams will struggle to play at Premier League intensity and admits five substitutes 'will really change the game plan'

Mikel Arteta fears that Premier League games will lack their normal intensity when the season gets back underway in just six days' time.

There have been no top-flight matches in England in over three months now following the coronavirus lockdown, and the Arsenal boss admits it will take time for players to get back up to speed.

With teams granted just weeks of preparation time and limited match practice, he admitted the fitness of players is 'the big question mark'.

Mikel Arteta made an appearance on Sky Sports' The Football Show on Thursday
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