Mikel Arteta provided an update on the availability of two of his players who were ruled out of Saturday’s defeat at Southampton, as he prepares to take on Chelsea.
The Gunners will look to end a three-game losing streak when we travel to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, and during his pre-match press conference, the boss was asked about the progress of captain Alexandre Lacazette and defender Takehiro Tomiyasu.
“With Laca we are assessing him today to see if he is available with the team,” he said.
“Obviously as you all know he had Covid so he’s been away for a few days.