Lots of injuries - Arteta latest on Rice, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard and Saliba injuries pre Bournemouth - video Dailymotion

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta gave updates on the fitness of Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Saliba ahead of their Premier League clash with Bournemouth

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00:00 Injury wise, you've got four or five players who aren't seriously injured, who might be

00:04 on the verge of a return. Can I just go through them with you?

00:08 Yeah.

00:09 Declan Ryan?

00:10 He obviously wasn't available, he had to leave the London derby and he hasn't trained yet.

00:16 We have another session in an hour or two so we'll have more news about him today.

00:21 Gabriel Martinelli?

00:22 Again, he hasn't trained and we want him back, we need him back but at the moment he's not

00:28 available.

00:30 Leandro Trossard?

00:32 Same situation.

00:33 And Bukele Saka?

00:35 Same situation.

00:36 Would it be a judgement that you make based on what happens today and also based on the

00:42 fact that he got loaned and Manchester City coming up as well?

00:45 No, the assessment is is he fit enough, is he done enough to be able to be selected tomorrow,

00:52 that's the question mark and so far he hasn't trained with the team.

00:55 Are some of those nearer than others or are they all around the same?

00:59 They're all in the same pool and Willy Oswald had a knock, Fabio Oswald wasn't involved

01:04 in the last game so we have a few. We have to assess them today, how they see and adapt

01:09 to the situation because that's a big number.

01:11 The fact that with Saka he's got this record consecutive run of games, if he came to you

01:18 and said boss I want to keep that run going, would that be a factor?

01:22 That would mean that he's feeling good and B has got now enough experience and understanding

01:28 of when he's ready to help the team and when he's not. That's what all the managers want

01:34 to hear, that they want to play and they are feeling good to play. That's the most important

Lots of injuries - Arteta latest on Rice, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard and Saliba injuries pre Bournemouth

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