Mikel Arteta gave us the latest team news ahead of Tuesday night’s game away to Luton Town.
Takehiro Tomiyasu came off in the 79th minute of Saturday’s 2-1 win at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers after feeling something, and Mikel says a late call will be made on his availability for Luton.
“We assessed him after the game, we took him off as a precaution so we'll wait,” he said. “Whether it's useful to use him or not, we will decide tomorrow. He’s a strong boy and hopefully he'll be fine.”
If not, the good news is that Ben White is back to full fitness and ready to return to the side.
“After his injury and the way we decided to manage his load, he's feeling perfect and back to fitness,” Mikel explained. “He played some minutes and he's now in a good place.”
Longer term absentees Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe and Jurrien Timber remain unavailable for Tuesday.
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