Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Kai Havertz is on the way back but Ben White is still out as they prepare to face Brighton and Hove Albion
Sobha Realty training centre, London Colney, UK
Sobha Realty training centre, London Colney, UK
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00:00Can I start with some of the fitness of the squad?
00:02I know you might have a start at the front,
00:04but you've done a single spot.
00:05Is he going to make it to the squad?
00:06Yes, I think so, yeah.
00:08Has anyone else been affected by that bug?
00:10No, the ones with the illness, I think they're going to be OK, hopefully.
00:14They were trained today and if everybody's fine,
00:17they should be available.
00:18Can I ask about Radim Sterling as well?
00:20What's the update on him?
00:23Yeah, I think he's starting to do some stuff on the pitch,
00:26so that's great news.
00:28So, yeah, as quick as possible, we want him available,
00:30let's see how he progresses next week,
00:32and then see if we get him available for the following week.
00:35Just find a couple as well, Ben White and Tommy Asin, how are they getting on?
00:39Ben is still a few weeks away, and Tommy, again, he's done some stuff on the pitch,
00:44but now it's to see, obviously he's been a long-term injury,
00:48and we need to see how quickly he can progress and how Danny reacts,
00:53but hopefully good.
00:55Declan Rice, he was on the bench for the Brentford game,
00:58he's played games for the rest of January,
01:00is that something you're going to have to continue doing,
01:02to manage the minutes?
01:04Yeah, in his case especially, he's played so much football,
01:08we had nine games in this period, in this month,
01:11and he had some niggles in the last few games, he had to come off,
01:14and yeah, we have to manage every player, and he's not an exception for sure.