Arsenal are sweating on the fitness of Mesut Ozil and Hector Bellerin ahead of their Premier League meeting with Everton, while Sead Kolasinac has been ruled out until January with ankle ligament damage.
The Gunners are due to take in a trip to Goodison Park on Saturday.
It is expected that confirmation of Mikel Arteta’s appointment as the club’s new manager will have been made by the time the north London outfit head to Merseyside.
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Even if the Spaniard does take the reins, he will not be calling the shots against Everton as Freddie Ljungberg is to take charge of one more game as interim boss.