Mikel Arteta has delivered the latest news on the fitness of several first team players as we prepare to host Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday, December 13.<\/p>\n
The boss was first asked about central defender William Saliba, who has missed our last three games with a knock.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to wait and see,\u201d Mikel said at the Sobha Realty Training Centre, \u201cyesterday we didn\u2019t train, so we have an extra day between this afternoon, let\u2019s see if he can be available or not. It remains the same. If you asked me for the Everton game, I think he will be fit; for tomorrow, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
As well as missing Wilo, we also travelled to Brugge on Wednesday without \u00a0Jurrien Timber, who missed out with a knock, but could be back for Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain, depends how he feels today. It was a knock that he picked, and he wasn\u2019t feeling comfortable,” Mikel added. \u201cSo again, I think it\u2019s a matter of days, but whether it\u2019s tomorrow or not we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Declan Rice was another absentee from this week\u2019s Champions League victory, as he recovered from illness, with Mikel’s prognosis being: \u201cLet\u2019s see how he is today. He was ill, that\u2019s an illness, normally in a few days it gets resolved, but we have to wait and see.\u201d<\/p>\n
The boss was also asked about the fitness of Leandro Trossard, who was brought off against Aston Villa last weekend despite having come off the bench to score our equaliser. \u201cAgain, another one that is a matter of days. It sounds boring, but it\u2019s the reality, so we don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n