Mikel Arteta has provided fresh timelines for the returns of Noni Madueke, Martin \u00d8degaard and Kai Havertz, suggesting the trio could be available after the November international break.<\/p>\n
\u00d8degaard, who sustained a knee problem in September, is among the long-term absentees the manager hopes to welcome back. Arsenal\u2019s squad depth has cushioned their absence as the Gunners sit four points clear at the top of the Premier League ahead of Saturday\u2019s trip to Burnley.<\/p>\n
Arteta confirmed that none of the long-term absentees would be ready for Turf Moor but offered optimism about the period immediately after the break. \u201cI would say weeks, and some of them pretty soon, hopefully,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have the international break, but after that we hope to have come of them back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arsenal travel to Slavia Prague in the Champions League in midweek before facing Sunderland in the Premier League, a sequence that takes them into November\u2019s international weekend. The club\u2019s next fixture after the break is the north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n
Arteta underlined the value of the returning players to the squad and his delight at their progress. \u201cYeah, I\u2019m excited because they are tremendous players,\u201d he continued. \u201cI see them work every single day, how desperate they are to be part of the team. The huge boost that is going to be for the squad to have and those players again, after such a long, long time, so really happy that I think it\u2019s going to be very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Short-term issues persist. Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba were both ruled out of the midweek win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Martinelli remains sidelined, while Saliba\u2019s participation against Burnley is uncertain. \u201cMartinelli… still out, Saliba we have to wait and see,\u201d Arteta confirmed. \u201cWe don\u2019t know [when Martinelli will return], but this game comes too early for him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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